Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 > > Sheila, , > > You're absolutely right that the recipe posted blows commercial chili > powders into a cocked hat. However, my brain tilted at trying to find the > fresh chilis and cumin seeds and all the rest any time I wanted to do > Mexican, and that's one of our favorite meals. > > So now I use the following proportions, and usually blend a good sized > batch. It is necessary to keep a food safe dehumidifier capsule or packet > in it to keep the homemade garlic powder from caking. I save them from > supplement bottles: > > Chili Powder > > 3 tsp Ancho chili powder (from www.penzeys.com) > 2 tsp oregano (crushed) (Mexican oregano adds WONDERFUL flavor!) > 1 tsp ground cumin > 3/4 tsp homemade garlic powder > > Place all ingredients in blender or food processor and blend until fully > powdered. > > For Medium Heat Chili Powder, Add: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper > For Hot Chili Powder, Add: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 1 teaspoon crushed > red pepper > > Variations: > Add: 2 teaspoons ground coriander seeds > 3/4 tsp ground cloves > Add: 1-2 teaspoons paprika > Dear Marilyn, Thanks you so much. One question: I still go through the same process as wrote up, or do I just blend everything together as is? Thanks in advance, > > -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) > Recipe from *Louisiana SCD Lagniappe* (forthcoming) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 > > > > Sheila, , > > > > You're absolutely right that the recipe posted blows > commercial chili > > powders into a cocked hat. However, my brain tilted at trying to > find the > > fresh chilis and cumin seeds and all the rest any time I wanted to > do > > Mexican, and that's one of our favorite meals. > > > > So now I use the following proportions, and usually blend a good > sized > > batch. It is necessary to keep a food safe dehumidifier capsule or > packet > > in it to keep the homemade garlic powder from caking. I save them > from > > supplement bottles: > > > > Chili Powder > > > > 3 tsp Ancho chili powder (from www.penzeys.com) > > 2 tsp oregano (crushed) (Mexican oregano adds WONDERFUL flavor!) > > 1 tsp ground cumin > > 3/4 tsp homemade garlic powder > > > > Place all ingredients in blender or food processor and blend until > fully > > powdered. > > > > For Medium Heat Chili Powder, Add: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper > > For Hot Chili Powder, Add: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 1 teaspoon > crushed > > red pepper > > > > Variations: > > Add: 2 teaspoons ground coriander seeds > > 3/4 tsp ground cloves > > Add: 1-2 teaspoons paprika > > Dear Marilyn, > Thanks you so much. > One question: I still go through the same process as wrote up, > or do I just blend everything together as is? > Thanks in advance, > > > Dear Marilyn, I went to the website of Penzeys. But I am a slight confused. Can we purchase their chile in powder form? In the receipe you write 3 tsp ancho chile powder. That is why I am asking. Also, where do I get all these other things, like ground coriander seeds, ground cumin? Are all ok, or is there a particular brand, or is it safer to order everything from Penzeys? I must be a terrible pain in the neck, but I am totally lost as to how to go about this. I have just spent over 2 hours from one health food store to the other, but noone carried any of what I needed!Also, do I need any special equipment to make all these powders? Help, Thanks in advance, > > -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) > > Recipe from *Louisiana SCD Lagniappe* (forthcoming) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 , Under most circumstances, individual spices do not have anything added to them, even if they are powdered. (The exception to this is onion and garlic powders, to which they routinely add anticaking stuff like corn starch.) I do use Penzey's powdered ancho chilis. I also use their Mexican oregano, and cumin. I make my own garlic powder, using my Excalibur nine tray dehydrator. To powder herbs and spices, your equipment can be as simple as a hand-held mortar and pestle, or as fancy as a food processor. I happen to use a 27 year old Oster blender. Penzey's individual spices are very good; steer clear of their mixtures as they often have sugar or other illegals in them. And it's not a pain to answer a question about cooking. <g> In some ways, I think I was lucky. When I started SCD, I was recovering from gall bladder surgery (and a bad reaction to the anesthesia), so I was too sick to eat more than roast pork, rost beef, steamed zucchini, and softboiled eggs. For two months. By the time I was well enough from the surgery to start cooking, I'd had major positive results. And two months of lying in bed to THINK about what I wanted to make and what equipment I needed, and where to get it! <wicked grin> THen I sent my husband out shopping. He's an engineer, so he came back with exactly what I specified. -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Undiagnosed IBS, SCD 2+ Years No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 > > , > > simple as > a hand-held mortar and pestle, or as fancy as a food processor. I happen to > use a 27 year old Oster blender. I HAVE AN OSTERIZER BLENDER. ON WHAT SETTING DOES IT GO? I ALSO HAVE A FOOD PROCESSOR, BUT I NEVER KNOW HOW TO ASSEMBLE THIS?!?! I AM MORe OF A BOOKWORM THAN A COOK, BUT I WILL SOMEHOW GET THERE. ANYWAYS I LIKE THE BLENDER BETTER. > > Penzey's individual spices are very good; steer clear of their mixtures as > they often have sugar or other illegals in them. SO POWDERED ANCHO CHILI IS OK CAYENNE IS OK? CHIPOTLE IS OK? THANKS FOR ALL THIS WONDERFUL HELP!!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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