Chile Pepper Water

CHILI PEPPER WATER Don’t let the tiny size of the red chili peppers floating in the bottle fool you-this firewater makes Tobasco taste tame. Made of fiery Hawaiian chilies, water and/or vinegar, bottles of it used to be found only in homes, but today plate lunch places and even upscale regional cuisine restaurants display it [...]

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My Hawaiian chili pepper water is sort of like Tabasco-lite, but you can regulate the ‘heat’ by the number or type of chili peppers used. 6-10 small Hawaiian red chili peppers, dried or fresh. You may also use red Thai or Asian peppers. 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger 2 teaspoons white or rice vinegar [...]

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1/2 cup chili pepper water 1/2 cup diced tomato 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil In a blender, combine chili water, tomato and vinegar-blend until smooth. Slowly incorporate oil. Note: To make chili pepper water, blend a quart of boiled and cooled water, 2 teaspoons Hawaiian salt and 1/4 cup of stemmed Hawaiian [...]

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