The Spicier the Better.
Stumble It!Top 10 Hottest Peppers
- Bhut Jolokia - Currently in the Guiness Book of World Records as being the hottest pepper with a Scoville rating of 1,001,304. Ouch!
- Dorset Naga - Scoville rating of 923,000.
- Red Savina - Scoville rating of 580,000.
- Chocolate Habanero - Scoville rating of 425,000.
- Regular Habanero - Scoville rating of 350,000.
- Scotch Bonnet - Scoville rating of 325,000.
- Devil's Tongue - Scoville rating of 325,000.
- Tepin - Scoville rating of 265,000.
- African Devil (Peri-Peri) - Scoville rating of 225,000.
- Jamaican Hot Pepper - Scoville rating of 200,000.
What Makes a Pepper Hot?
And how does one rate it?
Wilbur Scoville is the person responsible for developing a scale (Scoville Scale) to measure the heat in a chili pepper by measuring the amount of capsaicin present.
Did You Know?
Capsaicin is not water soliable so drinking water will not put out the fire! Your best bet is to drink milk.
Hot Sauce!
As defined by Wikipedia
Hot sauce, chili sauce, or pepper sauce refer to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. There are many varieties around the world.
Your Own Heat Scale
How much spice do you like in your food? Is hotter better or do you prefer less heat and more flavor?
My Favorite Hot Sauces
My Secret Chili Recipe
Don't tell anyone!
I love chili. It doesn't matter if it 115 degrees outside, I'll still eat chili. This recipe is something I started and created all on my own and it's been a family favorite for years.I don't use measuring cups or spoons. Never have, never will. So I'll give some estimates. You can add more or less to taste.
1 lb of ground beef or turkey
1/2 large sweet onion
1 teaspoon granulated garlic or 2 to 3 cloves of fresh
1 teaspoon of ground cumin (I love the taste of cumin so I add more than that) or to your taste
2 bay leaves
1 (10 oz.) can of Rotel Brand diced chiles and tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can of tomato sauce
1 15 oz can of Ranch Style Beans (I use this brand because I really like the seasonings they use and it adds to the recipe. If you are really brave, use the Ranch Style Beans w/Jalapeno
Salt to taste
Brown the beef or turkey. If using turkey, you may need to add a little oil. If using beef, drain off the excess fat.
Add the dry chili powder and stir it to coat the meat and them add the Ro-Tel Chili and Tomatoes.
Add the onions, garlic, cumin and bay leaves.
Pour in the tomato sauce but only as much as you want your chili to thick or thinner. I normally hold back about 1/3 of the can until after I add the beans to see how saucy the chili will be.
Let this simmer for 20 minutes. Add the Ranch Style Beans. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes. Check the thickness of the chili. If you like it thinner add the remaining tomato sauce. Not thin enough? Add a little water.
Remove the bay leaves.
Add salt to taste.
Garnish with grated cheddar cheese, some freshly chopped onions or green onion for color and a dollup of sour cream.
Enjoy!
Chili Ingredients
Can You Become Addicted to Hot Foods?
Is eating spicy food increasing your chances of becoming addicted to it? Do you think that the more you eat, the more you can tolerate spicier and spicier foods? When you eat something hot, it releases endorphins in your system as a pain response. Some people feel a little euphoria from this.
What is Your Favorite Hot Food?
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- KathWever KathWever Aug 27, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
- Thank you for that secret chili recipe! Being a vegetarian, I will definitely try the recipe without the beef or turkey.
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- Rebekah Rebekah Aug 3, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
- My mouth is just watering for some of that hot sauce they put on Chipotle burritos...mmm. *drooling*
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- mysticmama mysticmama Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
- I love spicy food, but not hot...franks is my favorite "mild" sauce...tabasco is just gross and tastes like vinegar...now my hubby...he likes it habanero hot...way beyond this stuff, I make a homemade hot sauce for him that has over 50 habaneros plus dried red savinos...now that is hot!
fun lens...thanks for making it :)
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- The Giant Squid Greeters are kicking off a fun team challenge. You are hereby formally invited to join my team: Kab's Fab Squid Squad. I think you'd be a great addition to the Squid Squad.
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- California_Dreamin California_Dreamin Apr 2, 2009 @ 7:50 am
- I thought I liked it hot. But then I went to Thailand, and instead of visiting restaurants where they've toned down the heat for the tourists I went to places where, typically, I was the only non-Thai customer. Not everything was hot, but I had a couple of dishes that absolutely blew my head off. I choked down even the hottest dishes, thinking that way, I would become inured to the heat. That plan didn't work, but turning various shades of red and purple while the sweat poured down my face proved to be a good source of entertainment for the locals.
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