| A friend of mine once told me there is more to the | | | | days no matter how much I washed it off. So be |
| culinary life than chile peppers. He might be right, but | | | | careful, and we'll have some fun. Don't and possible |
| he keeps telling me this over my diner table, so go | | | | side effects might occur.Bajan Chicken*3 fresh |
| figure.The habanero chile (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) | | | | Habanero chiles, stems & seeds removed, finely |
| is the most intensely spicy chile pepper of the | | | | chopped*1 tablespoon Caribbean-style Habanero |
| Capsicum genus. Unripe habaneros are green, but the | | | | sauce (I like Trinidad or Inner Beauty)*4 chicken |
| color at maturity varies. Common colors are orange | | | | breasts, skin removed*6 green onions, finely |
| and red, but white, brown, and pink are also | | | | chopped, including tops*3 cloves garlic, minced*2 |
| seen.Most habaneros rate 200,000-300,000 Scoville | | | | tablespoons fresh-squeezed lime juice*2 tablespoons |
| heat units (SHU), with the Guinness Book of Records | | | | fresh parsley, chopped (I substituted cilantro)*1/2 |
| recognizing the Red Savinas variety, developed by | | | | teaspoon ground cloves (Because of a personal |
| GNS Spices of Southern California, as the 'World's | | | | anti-clove bias, I substituted cinnamon; thanks to my |
| Hottest Spice' at 580,000 SHU. For comparison, a | | | | dentist father, cloves remind me of stinky tooth |
| Cayenne pepper is typically 30,000 to 50,000 SHU | | | | decay ...)*1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper*1 |
| while police-grade pepper spray rates 5,300,000 SHU. | | | | egg*1 tablespoon soy sauce*Flour for dredging*3 |
| A typical Jalapeno pepper is about 4,500 Scoville units. | | | | cups dry breadcrumbs*Vegetable oil for |
| This means that 4,500 parts of sugar water are | | | | fryingCombine the chiles, green onions, garlic, lime |
| required to dilute one part Jalapeno extract until its | | | | juice, parsley or cilantro, cloves (or cinnamon) and |
| heat can no longer be felt.Habaneros are believed to | | | | ground pepper. Cut deep gashes in the chicken and fill |
| originate in Cuba. Other producers include Belize, the | | | | with the mixture. Secure open end with a toothpick |
| Yucatan peninsula, Costa Rica and some US states | | | | to keep the stuffing from falling out.Beat the egg |
| including Texas, Idaho and California.The habanero's | | | | and combine with the soy sauce and pepper sauce. |
| heat and delicate fruity, citrus-like flavor make it a | | | | Lightly dust the chicken with flour, dip in the egg |
| popular ingredient in the hotter hot sauces and the | | | | mixture and roll in the bread crumbs.Apricot-Habanero |
| spiciest of foods. We are going to discuss some | | | | Barbecue SauceYou want to do this sauce over and |
| ways of using the habanero for our own person | | | | over again. |
| cuisine, but keep in mind some to those heat | | | | A fruity sweetness, a rich vegetable aroma, and a |
| statistics above. You don't want to accidentally get | | | | dash of habanero makes this sauce just perfect for |
| the juice from these peppers anywhere near your | | | | salmon, halibut, and catfish. Try this with poultry and |
| face or eyes. Recently I got a dose of habanero | | | | pork too. |
| juice under my thumb nail, and it burned for three | | | | |