Some like it Hot - if you like a little Chilli in your life

Warming up for Winter


The Scoville scale is the international measure of 'hotness' for chillis. It measures the concentrations of capsaicin which is the active component of the Capsicum, the genus to which chillis belong.

Heat ranges from '...a sweet tingle...' of mild bell peppers falling within the 1-100 SHU (Scoville Heat Units) side of the scale. Heat moves on to the '...eye watering sniffle...' of the likes of cayenne - 30,000 – 50,000 SHU.

At the other end of the spectrum - '...OMG don't even go there...' - the hottest known pepper is the Carolina Reaper, which can get up to 2.2 million SHU.

The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is the second hottest pepper in the world at 1.2 million SHU, with capsaicin levels so high that it soaked through the harvesters’ latex gloves when tested for cultivation.


Chilli Characters from Stokes

Hot & Spicy BBQ Sauce

This is a wonderfully sweet, smoke flavoured chilli sauce. Rich with spicy tomato, sweetened with cane molasses and black treacle.

The chilli seeds release their punchy heat through the smoky finish.

Don't wait until the summer to enjoy it pasted onto a hot, spicy souvlaki.

Stir a couple of spoonfuls into a pan of baked beans for sweet and intense smokiness with a hot spicy kick.

Chipotle Ketchup 

This is the umami in a Ramen Noodle Soup.

It brims full of real Italian tomatoes with a smoky, spicy kick!

Chipotle Chillies are Jalapenos left to ripen on the plant to a deep red, before being smoked dry, giving them their distinctive flavour.

Add it to chicken stock, ginger, a little Chinese 5 spice, Ramen Noodles and cooked chicken or pork meat for this delicious soup.

Stir it into a sausage casserole or add smokey heat to and onion gravy.

Chilli Ketchup

This does what it says on the proverbial tin.

It differs from those above by removing the smokiness, intensifying the tomatoes and adding red chillis and cayenne pepper for a mouth-tingling finish.

Use it to spice up Tasty Tacos by adding it to the onion, minced beef, garlic, tin of tomatoes and a little paprika.

Brush it onto sausages before grilling them or simply fire up a cheesburger.

Stokes Chilli Jam

Meet one of the stars of the Stokes portfolio and an absolute 'must have' in the store cupboard.

It's a deliciously sticky jam, bursting with sweet chilli peppers, red peppers and red chilli heat.

We literally spoon it onto and into anything that deserves a bit of chilli enlightenment.

Try it with a brie and apple baguette. Spoon it into your chilli con carne or add a little power to a sheepish Shepherds Pie.

 Chilli Mayonnaise 

This is a beautiful mayonnaise made with British rapeseed oil and British free range eggs to which we add jalapeno chillies, giving a subtle warmth through a rich and velvety mayonnaise.

These prawns just can't wait for a dip - it makes a tasty change, even from our Bloody Mary Rose Sauce.

Make a potato salad sing with your supper.

Paste it onto the skin of chicken breasts before roasting them for a shiny crisp skin and subtle chilli finish.

Chilli Characters from Stokes...
 

 ...you can buy your here now.

More foodie thoughts for the week:







Winter Warmers - slow cooking, warm homecoming  here.












A video not to be missed - and other Facebook sharing - here.













School meals - three favourites to make at home here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

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