There’s nothing Matt likes better than hot food and our friends and family know it. For Christmas we were inundated with chilli seeds and couldn’t wait to get them in the soil.
From that point on they’ve been nurtured and fussed like a new born. There’s been the cute moments “ooh look at the tiny little seedlings”, those heart in mouth moments when you think you’ve upset (re-potting) and here comes our proud moment…
Today I counted 19 chillies on our biggest plant and it’s still covered in flowers! What type of chillies are they? You tell me. We’ve had so many chilli seeds that we’ve forgotten which we actually planted. (If you have any idea how to tell what they are please leave me a comment.)
Despite the bumper crop, it isn’t in the best state of health. It’s been bruised and battered by the weather our “Summer” has brought and the ants have had a feast, so today we’ve brought the chillies inside for a bit of respite.
Anyone else growing chillies this year? How are they doing in all the rain?
Adam Garratt says
They look great, coming on nicely, such an easy fruit to grow really you can just leave them to it. Nice blog by the way, welcome to the food blogging world! 🙂
V says
Thanks Adam. Hopefully I’ll brush up my photography skills for future posts.
We have another 3 plants so any recipe suggestions that use a lot of chillies will be greatly appreciated.
I’ve subscribed to your blog 🙂
Adam Garratt says
Oh cool thank you 🙂 Ok of the cuff I have a few ideas you can go with, if they are a milder sort of chili you can cut off the tops, hollow out the seeds then stuff with minced beef, garlic, and coriander and roast for 20 minutes, dip in sour cream for a firey snack or party dish. Chilli also goes really well with shell fish, like lobster, crayfish and scallops, fry hard with chilli, basil, lemon juice and good olive oil, toss into cooked pasta. Chilli Jam is another thing you can make, simmering chillis with sugar, water and some aromatics like star anise, cloves etc. You can get really good recipe online. Hope this helps
Vicki Higham says
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Adam Garratt says
A DSLR is a good investment, I have a cannon eos 1000D that I use for my photo’s it makes all the difference, drop em an email if you want some extra help, im quite a helpful chap lol
Nicole Waterman says
Hi Vicky,
I have a chilli plant at home; I keep it on the window seal where it seems to be very happy. Well, it keeps producing more and more chillies and it is still flowering, so I guess it’s happy!
I love chilli. Fortunately, for him, my boyfriend is also a fan because I try to use it in everything. The green ones seem to be much hotter than the red ones, great for Thai curries, stir fry’s and of course chilli con carne. I have also used them dried for infused olive oil. Check out my blog post on infused oils if you’re stuck with what to do with them: http://missfridaysfeast.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/miss-fridays-infused-oils.html
Nicole x
Vicki Higham says
Ooh Nicole that’s such a good idea! We’re just waiting for them to ripen and then it will be chillies galore! I’m sure I’ll be trying your chilli oil recipe and I’ll let you know how I get on.
Ours are absolute monsters so won’t fit on the window sills, perhaps that is down to the variety? To give you an idea of size, the pots they are in are 40cm across! Which variety are you growing? x
Nicole Waterman says
Wow, that is big! Mine is not that big 🙁
To be honest i’m not entirely sure what kind they are, they are small finger chillies though, and they are bloody HOT! Hope they are done soon for you, try some while they are still green though, they are a lot hotter!
Vicki Higham says
I wish it was smaller to be honest! They’re a really awkward size to bring inside when the weather turns bad. Have you been feeding yours?