The change of seasons is here and what better way to say “welcome new season” than with chili peppers on a Mexican Comal. My mom would tell me stories about how her mother (my grandmother) would fill the home of chili peppers on the Mexican Comal till the skin was burned. The smell, the aura, the ambiance that comes from the smell of chili peppers is like none other. Expect to get teary eyed, runny nose and you might want to open a window a crack or savor the smell while it lingers. I love to smell the peppers on the Mexican Comal which brings so many good memories.
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How do you start? The Mexican Comal is not expensive and can be purchased at some grocery stores like H.E.B., your local grocery store or a mexican grocery store. Good point is that this Mexican Comal can serve various uses. You can use the comal to make some beef, chicken or shrimp fajitas. You can use the comal to make tortillas on. Grocery stores in the baking isle sell flour tortilla mix to make some homemade flour tortillas. The directions for making tortillas are on the bag and most just require adding water plus you can get creative with adding some spices (paparika, turmeric etc) or add to your tortillas mix some crushed veggies (jalapenos, beets, etc). Secret shared is that on my bucket list of “to do things” is making flour tortillas and add tequila to the mix then use the tortillas for fajitas (shrimp, beef, chicken). So, you see buying a Comal is actually a good investment. The cleaning instructions and care instructions are on the Comal.
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Pepper ready. Ok, so the good thing is that chili peppers come in a variety of what I will call “hotness” levels. A variety of chili peppers can be found in the grocery stores. Some of my favorite peppers are Serrano peppers, Jalapeno peppers, Habanero and Cayenne peppers, You can get mild chili peppers or you can get hot peppers. You decide the level of the chili peppers. Put a little bit of olive oil on the Mexican Comal to get the comal hot. Then after rinsing and drying off my chili peppers put them on the comal and turn them after the desired darkness reached.
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Chili Peppers roasted now what? The best chili peppers usage in my opinion comes from leaving the charred skin on the chili peppers. Then putting them in a blender to make hot sauce, just add some tomatoes and a bit of water. The roasted chili peppers can be used for various cooking items. You can chop them up and put them in your food such as eggs all the way to steak. Chili Peppers can also be put in veggies like corn, potato salad and in tortilla mix when making tortillas. Get creative you are the boss in your kitchen when you are cooking. Mexican salsa is my favorite thing to make with the roasted chili peppers.
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In conclusion, roasting chili peppers brings such a feeling of wonderful ambiance when the weather starts to change to cooler weather. The smell of the chili peppers actually helps to clear your sinus, etc. The variety of things you can do with peppers is endless. Hope you enjoy the smell of chili peppers as much as I do and eating them.
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