Tick Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) Just spent the morning stuffing fresh garden grown cherry peppers with high quality Prosciutto parma, and stinky sharp provolone! They will now cure for up to 2 weeks before consumption. Recipe... Core and seed cherry peppers. Be careful with the seeds on your skin. Don't touch your nose, eyes, private parts, etc. Soak cherry peppers in a brine of 3/4 vinegar, one part water. Add garlic cloves, sugar, and pickling salt to brine and soak at least 3 days Buy the best prosciutto and provolone you can buy. Good ingredients make good food. Its that simple. Roll small chunks of provolone in prosciutto and stuff into peppers. Careful not to rip peppers. Place peppers in mason jars. Fill jars with extra virgin olive oil and garlic cloves. Seal and let cure unrefrigerated about 2 weeks. Enjoy! Best to refrigerate after opening. To consume, let stand a bit when taking out of fridge to let the oil un congeal. I should also add you boil the brine solution with the ingredients and pour the hot liquid over the peppers to blanch them. Then when cool refrigerate about 3 days before stuffing. Edited August 22, 2012 by Tick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I can only assume that the seeds burn like something chronic......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 QUOTE (Babycat @ Aug 22 2012, 10:31 AM) I can only assume that the seeds burn like something chronic......... That's why they are eliminated completely. The peppers are actually not really hot at all when you eat them. My 12 year old daughter loves them. If they were spicy, she would not. After soaking in vinegar a few days and going into olive oil after that they become quite mild and quite delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 QUOTE (Tick @ Aug 22 2012, 09:48 AM) QUOTE (Babycat @ Aug 22 2012, 10:31 AM) I can only assume that the seeds burn like something chronic......... That's why they are eliminated completely. The peppers are actually not really hot at all when you eat them. My 12 year old daughter loves them. If they were spicy, she would not. After soaking in vinegar a few days and going into olive oil after that they become quite mild and quite delicious. These things are sooooo gooood! Best I ever had were from DiBruno Brothers in Phili. From what I understand, they travel well when shipped to places like Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thesweetscience Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 They sound great. I would pay for it for days though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Aug 22 2012, 08:32 PM) They sound great. I would pay for it for days though. I can imagine... Wouldn't be able to sit for days....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Aug 22 2012, 03:32 PM) They sound great. I would pay for it for days though. They are really very mellow. Trust me. I have acid reflux and I can eat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) Edited August 22, 2012 by Lost In Xanadu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 QUOTE (Tick @ Aug 22 2012, 04:01 PM) QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Aug 22 2012, 03:32 PM) They sound great. I would pay for it for days though. They are really very mellow. Trust me. I have acid reflux and I can eat them. I get it terrible. Even some not so spicy stuff gives it to me. Pretty much any pepper or onion does. I would eat the hell out of them and then feel like shit for 2 days. I might have to make some anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thesweetscience Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Aug 22 2012, 04:53 PM) I have made ice cream topping with pineapple and habaneros. It's very good. Once the pepper cooks (definitely take out the seeds and the white membrane) they are not terribly hot. They are spicy but have a nice sweetness at the same time. Do share!! Doh there I go again............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I went to an old Italian market in Brooklyn once and got a thing of cherry peppers filled with prosciutto and provolone. I could eat them forever...they are SO good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Aug 22 2012, 04:27 PM) QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Aug 22 2012, 04:53 PM) I have made ice cream topping with pineapple and habaneros. It's very good. Once the pepper cooks (definitely take out the seeds and the white membrane) they are not terribly hot. They are spicy but have a nice sweetness at the same time. Do share!! Doh there I go again............ There was really little to it. I used fresh pineapple and a little pineapple juice, but you can use canned... that already comes with the juice Just simmer on low with a little sugar and a finely diced up habanero. Let it cook like a half hour, until the pineapple looks like apple sauce and the habanero is very soft. Let ti cool and it thickens up. Great on vanilla or peach ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Aug 23 2012, 03:02 PM) QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Aug 22 2012, 04:27 PM) QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Aug 22 2012, 04:53 PM) I have made ice cream topping with pineapple and habaneros. It's very good. Once the pepper cooks (definitely take out the seeds and the white membrane) they are not terribly hot. They are spicy but have a nice sweetness at the same time. Do share!! Doh there I go again............ There was really little to it. I used fresh pineapple and a little pineapple juice, but you can use canned... that already comes with the juice Just simmer on low with a little sugar and a finely diced up habanero. Let it cook like a half hour, until the pineapple looks like apple sauce and the habanero is very soft. Let ti cool and it thickens up. Great on vanilla or peach ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 What do you do with the leftover oil? Do you reuse it for cooking? Reuse it for the next batch of peppers? hopefully not discard it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EveryNerveAware Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Never had the cherry peppers but my family used to have "pepper parties" where they would pick fresh banana peppers from their garden, hollow them all out and fill them with various stuffings like ground beef, cheese, etc. Then they would batter and deep-fry them by the 100's for about 40 people. They were absolutely delicious! Only hot if they missed a seed or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 QUOTE (EveryNerveAware @ Aug 30 2012, 05:11 PM) Never had the cherry peppers but my family used to have "pepper parties" where they would pick fresh banana peppers from their garden, hollow them all out and fill them with various stuffings like ground beef, cheese, etc. Then they would batter and deep-fry them by the 100's for about 40 people. They were absolutely delicious! Only hot if they missed a seed or two. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Aug 30 2012, 11:35 AM) What do you do with the leftover oil? Do you reuse it for cooking? Reuse it for the next batch of peppers? hopefully not discard it... I guess I would discard it? I know know. I will say I tapped into the peppers for the first time Tuesday night with a friend of mine who makes them. He said they were as good as he's ever eaten. They did come out tasty for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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