Storing Chillis in Olive Oil

HarryS · Aug 25, 2011

I dont think I will be able to pick anymore Chillis of my plants this year . The ones we have not eaten are now in the freezer. Could I store these in a jar of olive oil ? I would slice and de-seed them .... then what do I do next ?
How long would Chillis keep for stored in oil ?

TIA

Marley Farley · Aug 25, 2011

if you want to store them in oil you must first treat them or you could be very ill Harry.. I follow this routine with some of my Scotch bonnets...

From The Chilli King website.
Chilli Oil Recipe
Chilli oil is probably the simplest way to add a bit of flavour (not to mention heat) to virtually any dish. You can either use it to cook with in place of normal olive oil, or simply drizzle some over freshly prepared dishes. It will liven up any dish but it is particularly good on pizzas and pasta.
Ingredients:
Olive oil
Dried red chillies
Malt Vinegar
Method:
Take a handful of dried red chillies. About 7 or 8 medium size chillies should do the job - it all depends how hot you like it! Add them to a pan of hot malt vinegar and simmer, stirring occasionally to make sure all the chillies are submerged.
After 10 minutes remove the chillies and allow the vinegar to drain off by placing on some kitchen roll. Next, add the chillies to a pan of olive oil and gently heat (don’t bring to the boil for about 5 minutes). Leave the pan and the chillies to cool then add the lot into a nice glass bottle, preferably one with a pouring spout. Chilli oil is used extensively in Asian cooking. For a more authentic flavour when used in Asian dishes olive oil probably isn’t the best choice. Simply replace the olive oil in the above recipe for peanut or good vegetable oil.
A WORD OF CAUTION:
Simply dumping a load of fresh chillies into a bottle of oil is not a great idea as it can result in botulism which to cut a long story short is a nasty which can in some very rare cases be fatal!
Unfortunately simply boiling the oil won't reduce the risk. The way round this is to reduce the PH level of the chillies before putting them in the oil. This is achieved in the above recipe by first boiling the chilli’s for ten minutes in vinegar. In order to further reduce the risk I always use dried chillies, not fresh.
Personally, I either dry or freeze my chillies. This year i'm growing Birds eye, Scots Bonnet, Tepin, Cherry chillies, Bell Pepper (capsicum) and a sweet chilli that has 6-7" long 2-3" wide fruit. Oh yes I'm also growing ginger.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't, it gave you something to read ;-)
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*dim* · Aug 25, 2011

Peri Peri sauce recipe ('proper' chilli sauce recipe as made by the portugeuse community in south africa .... formely from mozambique .... Nando's chicken/sauces are similarto this recipe .... and nando's is also a south african based company owned by portuguese .... that's why whenever you visit a Nando's, in the UK, you will find souh african newspapers at the cashpoint/till:

any hot chillies will do for this recipe

Piri Piri Sauce, Piri Piri Prawns, Piri Piri Chicken

HarryS · Aug 25, 2011

Marley Farley said: ↑
if you want to store them in oil you must first treat them or you could be very ill Harry.. I follow this routine with some of my Scotch bonnets...
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Thanks Marley , you were nearly one member less there !I think I will stick to freezing them. As a bloke any recipe with more than 2 lines is far to complicated :D Hope this post is read by any other would be Chilli picklers

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