Anyone a fan of Red Dwarf? Space pilot and all round cool guy Ace
Rimmer always says “Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast.” Which
annoys the other Rimmer because a cooler version of himself has just dimension
jumped into his universe making him look like a bit of a wanker. But to be
fair, he still looked like that even without the uber-cool Ace Rimmer. When he tried
to use the catch phrase it came out like “Stoke me a clipper, I’ll be back
for Christmas.”
What does this have to do with *anything* I hear you cry? Well, not much
if I’m honest. It is a rather (tenuous) link to the fact that we bought a tin
of chipotle peppers in adobe sauce at Whole Foods the last time we
were in London. This was a real treat because I can’t find these smoky peppers
locally.
But you only use a bit a time, so what’s a thrifty spider to do with
what’s left? Freeze them, of course!
I poured the whole tin of whole peppers and spicy sauce into my food
processor and WHAM! Pureed it up into a lovely, smoky, spicy gloop. Then I
carefully spooned it into ice cube trays. I was shocked because it made 23
cubes which more than makes up for spending £3 and a bit on the tin.
Then I froze them for 24 hours, popped them out of the ice trays (washed
the trays well to get rid of the smoky smell) and plonked those babies in a
ziplock freezer bag. Oh, yeah.
Now when I want one all I do is pull one out and after the onion has
cooked down a bit and started to caramelise I chuck a cube (or 2) in the hot
and pot and it melts and coats the onions before I add all the other
ingredients and the end product is a smoky, spicy treat.
I am so thrilled I did this and it doesn’t take up much space in our
tiny freezer but it sure makes a difference in the taste of the meal.
Mmmmmm……now go and do it yourself!
very cool and yummy.
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