okay preparing Chili’s dead-simple just got to get your head around it these
got to get your head around it these
got to get your head around it these little babies these are great and you
little babies these are great and you
little babies these are great and you know they add a lot of flavor to your
know they add a lot of flavor to your
know they add a lot of flavor to your dish but there’s a few ways of preparing
dish but there’s a few ways of preparing
dish but there’s a few ways of preparing them that are quite interesting first
them that are quite interesting first
them that are quite interesting first and foremost is the quick lazy way which
and foremost is the quick lazy way which
and foremost is the quick lazy way which I use quite a lot get a regular chili
I use quite a lot get a regular chili
I use quite a lot get a regular chili I’m not going to de-seed it in the
I’m not going to de-seed it in the
I’m not going to de-seed it in the slightest fingers in thumb at the end
slightest fingers in thumb at the end
slightest fingers in thumb at the end and just use a rocking action to give
and just use a rocking action to give
and just use a rocking action to give you a nice finely sliced chili when you
you a nice finely sliced chili when you
you a nice finely sliced chili when you hit the halfway point there you’ll see
hit the halfway point there you’ll see
hit the halfway point there you’ll see that we’re slicing up seeds there’s
that we’re slicing up seeds there’s
that we’re slicing up seeds there’s nothing really wrong with that I mean
nothing really wrong with that I mean
nothing really wrong with that I mean obviously this some people don’t like
obviously this some people don’t like
obviously this some people don’t like the texture of it and it will be a bit
the texture of it and it will be a bit
the texture of it and it will be a bit hotter but it’s a kind of lazy way to do
hotter but it’s a kind of lazy way to do
hotter but it’s a kind of lazy way to do chilies which is what I do seven times
chilies which is what I do seven times
chilies which is what I do seven times out of 10 frankly you saw that I sliced
out of 10 frankly you saw that I sliced
out of 10 frankly you saw that I sliced it first time around and now I’m just
it first time around and now I’m just
it first time around and now I’m just doing the rocking action to finely chop
doing the rocking action to finely chop
doing the rocking action to finely chop it and that that’s a good little cheat
it and that that’s a good little cheat
it and that that’s a good little cheat way of doing it now the kind of correct
way of doing it now the kind of correct
way of doing it now the kind of correct way to do it is to slice it in half so
way to do it is to slice it in half so
way to do it is to slice it in half so we get the chili like this take the core
we get the chili like this take the core
we get the chili like this take the core off the end like that we put our fingers
off the end like that we put our fingers
off the end like that we put our fingers on either side and we run the knife
on either side and we run the knife
on either side and we run the knife carefully and slowly but surely down the
carefully and slowly but surely down the
carefully and slowly but surely down the length of the chili and then the heat is
length of the chili and then the heat is
length of the chili and then the heat is really here right it’s actually not the
really here right it’s actually not the
really here right it’s actually not the seeds it’s the white flesh either side
seeds it’s the white flesh either side
seeds it’s the white flesh either side of it so what we want to do is hold it
of it so what we want to do is hold it
of it so what we want to do is hold it at the tip and there’s two ways you can
at the tip and there’s two ways you can
at the tip and there’s two ways you can do it use the tip of the knife to scrape
do it use the tip of the knife to scrape
do it use the tip of the knife to scrape the seeds out like that and then you get
the seeds out like that and then you get
the seeds out like that and then you get rid of these seeds or there’s this way
rid of these seeds or there’s this way
rid of these seeds or there’s this way where you push the chili flat put your
where you push the chili flat put your
where you push the chili flat put your knife in at one end and just sort of
knife in at one end and just sort of
knife in at one end and just sort of almost sort of rocket and scrape it
almost sort of rocket and scrape it
almost sort of rocket and scrape it along the length either way it doesn’t
along the length either way it doesn’t
along the length either way it doesn’t matter you can even use a teaspoon
matter you can even use a teaspoon
matter you can even use a teaspoon because it has that natural arch at this
because it has that natural arch at this
because it has that natural arch at this point you’ve got your chili here you can
point you’ve got your chili here you can
point you’ve got your chili here you can either finely slice it this way it looks
either finely slice it this way it looks
either finely slice it this way it looks so much more delicate this way and it’s
so much more delicate this way and it’s
so much more delicate this way and it’s a bit more correct so you’ve got simple
a bit more correct so you’ve got simple
a bit more correct so you’ve got simple sliced chili like that beautiful put
sliced chili like that beautiful put
sliced chili like that beautiful put that there or you can turn it around
that there or you can turn it around
that there or you can turn it around lengthways and do kind of matchsticks
lengthways and do kind of matchsticks
lengthways and do kind of matchsticks which is kind of quite nice for pasta
which is kind of quite nice for pasta
which is kind of quite nice for pasta dishes you know crab salad
dishes you know crab salad
dishes you know crab salad and stuff like that till you get kind of
and stuff like that till you get kind of
and stuff like that till you get kind of matchsticks like that either way there’s
matchsticks like that either way there’s
matchsticks like that either way there’s no right or wrong now the other thing to
no right or wrong now the other thing to
no right or wrong now the other thing to mention is sometimes if you’re
mention is sometimes if you’re
mention is sometimes if you’re blackening Chile’s on a barbecue or
blackening Chile’s on a barbecue or
blackening Chile’s on a barbecue or griddle pan to peel them and put them in
griddle pan to peel them and put them in
griddle pan to peel them and put them in salads or stuff like that they ask you
salads or stuff like that they ask you
salads or stuff like that they ask you to grill it whole or roast it whole just
to grill it whole or roast it whole just
to grill it whole or roast it whole just make sure that when you do do that you
make sure that when you do do that you
make sure that when you do do that you just put your knife in it and sort of
just put your knife in it and sort of
just put your knife in it and sort of pierce it like that because if you cook
pierce it like that because if you cook
pierce it like that because if you cook a whole chili it will puff up and it
a whole chili it will puff up and it
a whole chili it will puff up and it will explode and if you’re anywhere near
will explode and if you’re anywhere near
will explode and if you’re anywhere near it you’re going to get hot burning hot
it you’re going to get hot burning hot
it you’re going to get hot burning hot chili juice all over you and that ain’t
chili juice all over you and that ain’t
chili juice all over you and that ain’t a pretty story because I’ve done it
a pretty story because I’ve done it
a pretty story because I’ve done it loads of times the other thing to
loads of times the other thing to
loads of times the other thing to mention is if you know you’re a bit more
mention is if you know you’re a bit more
mention is if you know you’re a bit more sensitive than your regular butch guy
sensitive than your regular butch guy
sensitive than your regular butch guy put rubber gloves on and you won’t get
put rubber gloves on and you won’t get
put rubber gloves on and you won’t get sort of chilly hands and obviously
sort of chilly hands and obviously
sort of chilly hands and obviously wherever you put those hands unless you
wherever you put those hands unless you
wherever you put those hands unless you wash them properly will burn
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