Thursday, September 8, 2011

i bottled the sun!

we have this voluntary siling labuyo (capsicum frutescens) plant
beside our calamansi tree now measuring over 3 feet in height  having lots and lots
of small fruits this time of the year.
my nephew and i decided to harvest these chilis last sunday
and picked about 5 cups of chilis!
 we brought them home and the husband was so curious
what the heck am i going to do with this amount of chilis.
(he doesn't like spicy food!)

i decided to make some garlic chili oil used as a condiment
for my favorite dumplings and siomai.

i washed the chilis and carefully removed the green stems.
 i minced a half a handful of garlic,
heat up a bottle of vegetable oil,
 added the chilis, the garlic, a teaspoon of salt, and a teaspoon of sugar.
 i brought the oil into a boil while mashing the chilis.
i also boiled some water in a separate pot to sterilize my jars.
after bringing the oil into a boil, i placed the mixture into the jars.
(warning:  the smell of the boiling chili oil is really awful, had us sneezing for a while.
note to self: wear glasses and a mask next time.)
my finished product! :)
i gave the other jar of chili oil to my cousin's husband who is also a fan of spicy food.
a small quantity of this mixture is enough to spice up your foods.
super duper spicy!

8 comments:

HolleyGarden said...

I like a little spice! And how very pretty the filled jar are! You could just set them out for display.

ANGEL said...

thanks holley! i love spice too but this one's super hot so it will probably last longer since i'm the only one at home who loves spicy foods.
~ANGEL

Solitude Rising said...

I'm sure those who love spicy food would really appreciate your recipe for the garlic chili oil condiment. While reading your post all I can think of was the labuyo leaves for Tinolang Manok :)

ANGEL said...

i love tinolang manok, especially native chicken! yummy! perfect for the rainy days.
~ANGEL

Kingdom said...

Wow! I will do what you have just shared about making chilli oil. My mothers loves chilli oil specially when she eats siomais and dumplings! Thanks angel! :)

ANGEL said...

you're welcome james :)

Bom said...

I love spicy food so your chili sauce made from scratch looks yummy!

Tinola or binakol. Mmm!

ANGEL said...

hehehe. thanks bom :)
happy gardening
-angel

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