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HOMEMADE "TOBASCO" SAUCE

"Because the Tabasco chiles are not aged in oak barrels for three years, this will be only a rough approximation of the famous McIlhenny product. This recipe calls for fresh Tobasco, so you will have to grow your own or substitute dried ones that have been rehydrated. Other small, hot, fresh red chiles, such as piquins, can also be substituted for the Tobascos. Note that this recipe requires advance preparation."

1 pound fresh red Tabasco chiles, chopped
2 cups distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons salt

Combine the chiles and the vinegar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the salt and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

Place the cooled mixture in a blender. Puree until smooth.

Strain, and place in a glass jar. Allow to steep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

After steeping, strain the sauce again, and adjust the consistency by adding more vinegar if necessary. The sauce keeps indefinitely in the refrigerator.

Heat Scale: Hot

Makes 2 cups

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One of the most iconically-American (and especially Southern) condiments is salt-brine-fermented hot pepper sauce. Usually made from tobascos (the pepper variety, not the brand), this kitchen staple and table condiment is a snap to make, especially if you have a glut of chiles on hand. Here in East Tennessee, chile season is still in full swing, and many varieties thrive here. Despite, or rather because of this easy abundance (chiles were our most dependable crop this summer and last, outperforming our tomatoes by leaps and bounds), many chile growers do not know how to keep on top of utilizing their crop before it disappears.

Pickling, drying, and smoking are all very good options for preserving your garden's chile harvest, but each has special (and often prohibitive) requirements: shelf space, a dehydrating apparatus, and a smoker, respectively. Salt-brine-fermenting needs none of these, requiring only a tiny bit of counter space for a fermenting crock or jar, some salt, a stir every now and then, and some patience. As for the chiles, tabascos are great, but there are so many varieties out there. As long as they are yellow, orange, or red, ripe, and appropriately spicy for your palate, use whatever you have or can get your hands on.

Luckily, in addition to our harvest of red jalapeńos and yellow aji limos, we have had the good fortune to become acquainted with Jim Smith, a local chile farmer and producer of fermented hot sauces. Jim inspired us to try our hand at this simple and rewarding process after many chats under his tent at the Market Square Farmer's Market in downtown Konxville. At any time, Jim has up to 14 different varieties of chiles for sale, ranging from the mild and unusual to the punishingly hot (Ghost and Scorpion chiles are his best sellers). He also offers a completely unique hybrid cultivar, the Tennessee Cherry Chile (a much more complexly-flavored cousin to the Yucatania and Tabasco varieties). In addition to having all of these available fresh from his farm every week, Jim keeps even busier with his growing salt-brine-fermented hot sauce business. If that wasn't enough, he also dehydrates a portion of his harvest, turning it into highly aromatic chile powder (including one made out of Boldog Paprika peppers).

Jim was kind enough to let us tour his operation in Talbott and give us some insight into how he ferments his sauces. One of the immediately unique standouts to his procedure: after stemming the chiles, they get brined in a mixture of unrefined salt and Reisling wine. The wine, of course, increases the amount of sugar available for fermentation. As for the unrefined salt, Jim claims fermentation is much more vigorous and complete when he uses it (which, he thinks, is due to the high mineral content). As for fermentation time, Jim has a very personal relationship with each batch. He tends them daily (sometimes hourly in their most active stages). If peppers rise to the surface, they get mashed back down. If any yeast starts to develop, he adds salt. As the chiles soften and disintegrate, he adds more chiles and more salt, continuing the fermentation until he feels it is complete. This can take four to six weeks, but each batch is different.

Since Jim and his delicious sauces and chiles have inspired this blog (as well as many a fine meal), we want to return his kindness and generosity by calling upon you, our readers, to help support Jim as he continues to sustainably grow chiles and turn a profit while complying with Tennessee's requirements regarding domestic food production. Acording to state inspectors, Jim needs to have a certified kitchen and meet many of the same requirements much larger, corporate-owned food producers are held to. In order to continue selling his sauce, Jim will have to spend money he does not have to abide by these regulations. All of this despite the fact that his sauces, by their very nature (highly acidic, capsaicin-rich) are antimicrobial and safe, and Jim himself oversees the entire process, from planting the chiles to bottling the sauce. The overhead required to convert a home kitchen into an approved domestic kitchen is prohibitive for small producers like Jim.

The beauty of Jim's Kickstarter campaign is that, if we all contribute a small amount, he can meet his goal in no time. For those of you unfamiliar with Kickstarter, it's an site where entrepreneurs can raise money with the help of their community, and contributors to the project receive a gift in proportion to the amount they pledge to the project. Think of it as venture capital 2.0. The entrepreneur picks the goal he wants to reach, and if he doesn't meet that goal, he gets none of the money pledged. If, however, he does meet the goal, the money that has been pledged becomes available for use by the entrepreneur for their project.

If you are in the Knoxville area, we emplore you to visit Jim's Kickstarter page, read about his plans to expand his business, and contribute to the campaign (even a dollar makes a difference!) and visit him at Market Square on a coming Saturday. For those of you who do not hail from East Tennessee, we hope you can identify with the plight of Jim's business, his dedication to quality, and his tireless search for the perfect capsacin rush. Please take a moment to make a difference in the life of a small farmer, and therefore, in his community.

Other articles you might enjoy: Brine-Fermented Sauerkraut, Fermented Half-Sour Pickles, Worcestershire Sauce

fermented "louisiana-style" hot sauce
varies according to amount of chiles


As our pepper fermentation expert says above, a lot of this is best done "by feel," and since the quantity of peppers a garden yields will vary widely (not to mention the width of fermentation vessels) we have decided to write this recipe using a simple weight ratio and a few instructive photos. As for the type of chiles to use, any kind will work as long as they are fairly hot and not green.

So, first you should cut off the stem and a little bit of the base of each chile and roughly chop them. We do this with gloves and a pair of kitchen shears, since it means minimal contact with the peppers and no surfaces to clean. Some of you might want to seed the chilies to get more flavor and less heat from them. Jim includes seeds in his method, we did not for our first go around. Either way is fine, just keep in mind seeding will expose you to more capsacin, which you should try as hard as you can not to get on your hands, eyes, or anywhere on your skin.

So snip off the stem-ends in the trash or compost, seed if you want, and then weigh the chilies in a bowl on a digital scale (I suppose you can just use the starting weight of the chiles if you do not choose to seed them). Remember this number and snip the chilies a slice at a time into your jar or crock. Now, take the weight of your chilies and weigh out 2% of that amount in salt, preferably sea salt (thanks Jim!). Add this to the jar/crock, along with enough white wine (prefereably a high-sugar Reisling or Gewürstraminer that is free of sulfites) to cover by a half inch or so. Mix and mash thoroughly with a pestle or wooden spoon (be sure to wash thoroughly).

Cover the crock or jar tightly with a cloth (I screwed on the ring of the mason jar I was using) and set out on the counter where you will see it. Now, when you're making coffee in the morning, check for white mold (this is where glass jars are clearly superior) and remove with a spoon, stir the chile mixture, and cover again with cloth. Do this every other day. You will eventually see bubbles forming either on the surface or in the pepper mash. This means it's working.

Jim and others ferment this mixture for as long as it takes for the fermentation to stop, up to 4 or 6 weeks. Our very successful batch of hot sauce took only 15 days to mature into a fruity, well-balanced sauce. I suppose you should play it be ear, but for those who are too impatient for the longer fermenting times, if you have noticed fermentation bubbles, you can and should take a risk somewhere around or after the two-week mark.

Now that the pepper mash is fermented to your liking, patience-level, or whim, all you need to do is run it through a food mill. Place the food mill over a bowl, pour the pepper mash and brine into the mill, and work the flesh and seeds, rotating the handle in both directions to push as much juice from the mash as possible (discard whatever is left). Measure the volume of the brine liquid and add half that amount of vinegar. Jim uses brown rice vinegar for its neutral flavor profile, but feel free to experiment here with a little addition of something more flavorful, like sherry or apple cider vinegar. You shouldn't really need to add salt at this point, but do so if it tastes a little one-dimensional. Bottle and refrigerate, adding to anything that needs a nice fruity shot of heat or salt. Enjoy!

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Ingrediente:

420 g faina
300 g zahar
500 ml cafea
120 ml  ulei
60 g cacao
2 lingurite rase bicarbonat de sodiu
o lingura otet
o  esenta de vanilie
un praf sare

Se amestecă ingredientele uscate și apoi se pune la cuptor la 175°C timp de o oră sau mai mult.


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Metoda mai bună de a face paine?





Maia:

Pentru inceput aveti nevoie de:
Ingrediente:
-faina alba
-faina de secara (aceasta e doar pentru a porni cultura, in final veti avea o maia de faina alba)
-apa la 25C- daca nu aveti termometru, verificati cu mana- trebuie sa fie neutra la atingere

Ustensile:
-un recipient de preferinta transparent, cu capac cu capacitate de minim 900ml (de ex. un borcan, sau o cutie inalta de plastic)
-un cantar de bucatarie – daca nu aveti, faceti rost de unul, pentru ca il veti folosi la toate retetele de paine
-o spatula (eu la vremea respectiva nu aveam, am folosit o lingura de inox)
-un termometru instant pentru a verifica temperatura apei- optional
-un scotch, sau banda adeziva

Nu incercati sa grabiti procesul de fermentare, tinand vasul cu maia la o temperatura ridicata, peste 27°C. Temperatura optima este intre 23-26°C.


Hranire

O hranesc o data pe saptamana, cu ~ o zi sau doua inainte de a face paine, in felul urmator:
Scot recipientul din frigider, si il las o ora la temperatura camerei. (Cateodata are un strat de lichid de cativa milimetri deasupra. Amestec lichidul inapoi in maia si astept o ora. -nu arunc acel lichid, pentru ca ideea e sa pastrez o hidratare de 100%, daca arunc din lichid dezechilibrez procentajul). Mirosul este mai mult sau mai putin pregnant acid, semn ca ii este foame si e nehranita.




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    Painea cu gust de acasa – Simple Sourdough Bread
Posted on June 7, 2011 by codruta

DSC09468 copy Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread
Daca ar fi sa plec in lume, si sa pot lua cu mine doar o paine din care sa mananc toata viata, aceasta ar fi painea aceea. Dintre toate painile pe care le-am facut si le-am gustat, aceasta e cea la care ma intorc mereu. Prima data am vazut-o pe Wild Yeast. Se numeste Norwich Sourdough si este preluata din cartea lui Hamelman, (unde se afla cu numele Vermont Sourdough) si este descrisa ca fiind favorita dintre toate.
Eram incepatoare atunci si reteta mi s-a parut a fi pe masura puterilor si cunostintelor mele. A devenit in scurt timp painea painea noastra zilnica. Cateodata imi iesea mai frumoasa, altadata urata (daca vreti o sa va arat odata painile mele de la inceput, ca sa nu va descurajati daca nu va iese din prima), dar gustul nu a dezamagit nici o singura data. Dupa ce am cumparat cartea lui Hamelman -este chiar painea cu care autorul deschide capitolul de levain breads (paini cu maia)-, am facut painea urmand pas cu pas reteta si indicatiile lui, iar rezultatul vi-l prezint.
Painea aceasta este atat de buna, asa de simpla si nesofisticata, incat, oricat de tentante, aromate si interesante ar fi alte sortimentele de paini, cu seminte, cu graunte, de secara, de faina integrala, baghete, chifle, kaiser rolls, cu fructe uscate, cu malai etc, cand mananc din painea asta, e ca si cum m-as intoarce acasa, dupa o calatorie lunga.
Reteta este relativ simpla, in felul in care o paine cu maia, planificata din timp, fermentata indelung, poate fi simpla. Daca se urmeaza pas cu pas etapele, rezultatul e garantat, si de-a dreptul incantator. Este o paine 90% alba, faina de secara doar ii sporeste subtil aroma. Eu personal, desi mananc de obicei paine integrala, cu secara, cu tarate, nu pot rezista in fata acesteia. O consider una dintre cele mai bune paini mancate vreodata!
paine de casa 6 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread
Painea cu gust de acasa -Simple Sourdough Bread - reteta
Ca bonus suplimentar, mai ales pentru zilele calduroase, cand mai dogoreala de la cuptor lipseste, aluatul poate fi facut cu o zi inainte, iar painea coapta a doua zi dimineata foarte devreme.
Cantitate: doua paini de 690g
procent de hidratare: 65%
Timp necesar:

    pentru maiaua lichida (liquid levain): 12-16 h (vara 8-10 h)
    prima fermentare (dospire): 2h 30min (cu 2 S-F, la interval de 50 min)
    impartit si dat forma: 30min
    dospirea finala: 2h 30min la 24°C (sau alternativ, 1h 30min, dupa care 8-16 ore in frigider)
    copt: ~40min, la 230°C, din care primele 15 min cu aburi, la 240°C

Ingrediente:
pentru maiaua lichida (liquid levain) -cu 12 ore inainte-:
-Faina alba: 114 g
-Apa: 143 g
-Maia matura (lichida, 100%): 23 g
rezulta 280 g maia (de consistenta lichida, ~125%)
formula finala:
-Faina alba (faina cu continut mare de gluten): 625 g
-Faina de secara integrala: 83 g
-Apa: 385 g
-Sare: 16 g
-Maia lichida (liquid levain): 280 g
rezulta 1390 g aluat
Metoda:

    cu ~12 ore inainte, pregatiti maiaua lichida in felul urmator: amestecati ingredientele cu o lingura (intai maiaua lichida cu apa, apoi faina). Rezulta un aluat  mai lichid decat maiaua mama. Acoperiti vasul cu o folie transparenta si lasati-l la temperatura camerei, pentru 12-16 ore, optim ar fi 21°C;  vara, ajustati timpul. (Veti sti ca e gata in momentul in care are un miros moderat acid, usor dulceag, si cand suprafata e acoperita partial de multe bule mici (ca bulbucii de sapun. Gustul trebuie sa fie acrisor, placut, si nu agresiv acid.)
    Cand maiaua e in momentul maxim de maturitate, adaugati toate ingredientele intr-un bol, mai putin sarea, si amestecati cu un mixer spirala, pe prima viteza, pana sunt incorporate intr-o masa neomogena. In lipsa unui mixer, framantati cu mana direct in vas, incercand sa trageti de aluatul de la margine si apoi sa il impaturiti spre mijloc, rotind vasul dupa fiecare miscare. Mai adaugati apa daca vi se pare necesar, dar nu adaugati faina, chiar daca aluatul vi se pare prea umed.                                                                                                                             maia pregatita 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Breadautolyse 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread
    Acoperiti vasul si lasati aluatul sa se odihneasca 30 min (faza numita “autolyse”), timp in care faina se hidrateaza si glutenul incepe sa se formeze.
    La sfarsitul celor 30 min presarati sarea deasupra si amestecati cu mixerul ~ 3…5 minute, pana ce dezvoltati un nivel mediu de gluten.
    Transferati aluatul intr-un vas mare dreptunghiular (ex. o cutie de plastic scunda si larga), in care sa puteti intinde si impaturi aluatul, fara a fi nevoie sa il scoateti din vas. Metoda aratata in imagini o gasiti aici.
    Dospiti timp de 2h 30 min, cu S-F din 50 in 50 minute. schedule 200x300 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread(pornind de la ora 00:00, primul SF e la 00:50, al doilea la 01:40, iar dospirea e termina la 02:30). Faza aceasta, de intins si impaturit (Stretch and Fold in engleza, prescurtat S-F), ajuta enorm si crucial la dezvoltarea si intarirea retelei de gluten.
    Rasturnati aluatul pe o suprafata presarata cu faina, impartiti-l in doua parti aproximativ egale, carora dati-le o pre-forma ovala sau rotunda si apoi lasati-le sa se relaxeze 15 min, acoperite cu un prosop. Daca aveti un banneton sau brotform, pregatiti-le acum, adica infainati-le bine de tot. Daca nu aveti, folositi un vas rotund sau oval in care puneti o tesatura de in presarata cu faina. Alta varianta este sa le puneti intre pliurile unei tesaturi, asa cum este aratat aici (min. 6:40) Pentru cei care opteaza sa intarzie dospirea finala in frigider, bannetonul e o varianta mai simpla decat forma libera (e mai usor de manipulat, ocupa mai putin spatiu).                                                                                                                                             aluat pre forma 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Breadforma finala 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread
    Dati forma finala celor doua paini, si asezati-le cu partea fina in jos, in banneton, sau in vas, sau direct pe tesatura de in pliata. Presarati cu putina faina deasupra si ntroduceti painea, asa cum e, intr-o punga mare de plastic.
    Lasati sa dospeasca la temperatura camerei intre 2h – 2h 30 min. Veti sti ca e dospita cand apasand usor cu degetul, indentatia lasata revine incet la forma initiala. Daca sare brusc inapoi, aluatul nu e inca dospit, daca ramane adincitura, a fost depasit timpul de dospire. Nu va ghidati neaparat dupa timpul recomandat, urmati-va instinctul si ascultati de aluat.                                                                                    verificat dospirea 1 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Breadverificat dospirea 2 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread
    Alternativ, lasati sa dospeasca 1h 30min la temperatura camerei si apoi puneti in frigider pentru 8h -16h. In mod particular, painea aceasta castiga in aroma daca e retardata la rece, rezultatul va fi o coaja ferma si crocanta, cu multe mici basicute (se vede si in poze), si un miez cu aroma puternica, usor picanta.                      dupa dospirea la rece 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Breadscoring boule 300x225 Painea cu gust de acasa Simple Sourdough Bread
    Se preincalzeste cuptorul la 240°C, cu piatra de copt inauntru. Cand e bine incalzit, puneti un vas cu apa in partea inferioara a cuptorului si asteptati sa faca aburi. Rasturnati painile pe o hartie de copt, (partea fina care a stat in vas e acum in sus) si crestati-le. Introduceti painea in cuptor (eu ma folosesc de un blat de lemn la aceasta faza) asteptati 10-15 min, scoateti afara tavita cu apa si dati focul la 230°C pentru inca 30 minute. Stingeti focul, intredeschideti usa cuptorului si mai lasati painea inauntru 5 min. Apoi scoateti painea pe un gratar si asteptati sa se raceasca complet inainte de a o taia.

nota:
daca ati retardat painea o noapte in frigider, aveti doua optiuni. Daca vi se pare ca e bine dospita, desi e greu de apreciat acest lucru cand e aluatul rece, e mai mult un fel de “trial and error”, introduceti painea in cuptor direct din frigider. (riscul la acest procedeu este ca daca nu a fost suficient dospita, va crapa si va exploda, de obicei la partea inferioara, si nu va arata la fel de aspectuos)
Daca nu e suficient dospita, lasati-o 1h -1h 30min la temperatura camerei (riscul este ca daca a fost dospita si nu v-ati dat seama, aceasta prelungire orara, va dospi peste limita aluatul, si painea nu va mai avea putere sa cresca in cuptor)
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