Post by drbanks on Nov 3, 2017 19:09:58 GMT -5
Not planted yet, but this is the plan.
Being a hot dog lover, it stands to reason that I have to grow sport peppers. Here's a description from elsewhere:
Being a hot dog lover, it stands to reason that I have to grow sport peppers. Here's a description from elsewhere:
A must for Chicago-style hot dogs…
Scoville heat units (SHU): 10,000 – 23,000
Jalapeño reference point: Near equal to 9 times hotter
Origin: U.S.A.
Chicago wouldn’t be Chicago without sport peppers. These tangy, medium-heat pickled peppers are a must for Chicago-style hot dogs (served whole on the dog) and just as tasty sliced for sandwiches, hoagies, and pizzas. They pack a spicy bite from their seasoned brine that’s simply delicious.
What are sport peppers? Are they pickled serrano peppers?
There’s a lot of questions surrounding the origin of sport peppers. They are a cultivar of Capsicum Annuum with Mexican roots, that’s for sure. Some say thy are simply pickled serrano peppers, others see them as distinct chilies of their own, pointing to the fact that sport pepper seeds are available separately from serrano seeds.
What’s most likely is the name “sport” covers a wide variety of pickled Mexican peppers within Capsicum Annuum, including both of the aforementioned chilies, and perhaps more due to hybrid breeding.
How hot are sport peppers?
There’s a wide range of medium heat in these pickled peppers, again likely due to the potential range of chilies used to create the pickled sport. As a viable range, consider the serrano’s heat range of 10,000 to 23,000 Scoville heat units as a typical sport pepper range. That’s equal heat to a jalapeño and up to nine times hotter. Though there can be a larger spread than this depending on the chili used.
What do they look like?
Here we’ll focus on grown sport peppers, not serranos, though serrano peppers do have a relatively similar shape. These are thin chilies that form to a point, near bite-sized, one to one and a half inches in length. The sport pepper resembles a tabasco pepper, but smaller. While these chilies mature from green to red, sport peppers are pickled when green.
What do sport peppers taste like?
They are the total package of tang with the vinegar brine. It’s the predominant taste as well as the heat. Pickled peppers like sports and pickled pepperoncini don’t provide a lot of pepper flavor nuance beyond the tang and spice.
How can you use these chilies?
Chicago-style hot dogs are the must here. Place them whole on the dog for that total authentic Chicago experience. But sport peppers can be used similarly to other pickled peppers too. Anywhere where you’d use pickled pepperoncini or jalapeños, you can opt for sport peppers, just be prepared for the extra heat. They are delicious sliced for sandwiches and hoagies and they’re an excellent pizza topping.
Scoville heat units (SHU): 10,000 – 23,000
Jalapeño reference point: Near equal to 9 times hotter
Origin: U.S.A.
Chicago wouldn’t be Chicago without sport peppers. These tangy, medium-heat pickled peppers are a must for Chicago-style hot dogs (served whole on the dog) and just as tasty sliced for sandwiches, hoagies, and pizzas. They pack a spicy bite from their seasoned brine that’s simply delicious.
What are sport peppers? Are they pickled serrano peppers?
There’s a lot of questions surrounding the origin of sport peppers. They are a cultivar of Capsicum Annuum with Mexican roots, that’s for sure. Some say thy are simply pickled serrano peppers, others see them as distinct chilies of their own, pointing to the fact that sport pepper seeds are available separately from serrano seeds.
What’s most likely is the name “sport” covers a wide variety of pickled Mexican peppers within Capsicum Annuum, including both of the aforementioned chilies, and perhaps more due to hybrid breeding.
How hot are sport peppers?
There’s a wide range of medium heat in these pickled peppers, again likely due to the potential range of chilies used to create the pickled sport. As a viable range, consider the serrano’s heat range of 10,000 to 23,000 Scoville heat units as a typical sport pepper range. That’s equal heat to a jalapeño and up to nine times hotter. Though there can be a larger spread than this depending on the chili used.
What do they look like?
Here we’ll focus on grown sport peppers, not serranos, though serrano peppers do have a relatively similar shape. These are thin chilies that form to a point, near bite-sized, one to one and a half inches in length. The sport pepper resembles a tabasco pepper, but smaller. While these chilies mature from green to red, sport peppers are pickled when green.
What do sport peppers taste like?
They are the total package of tang with the vinegar brine. It’s the predominant taste as well as the heat. Pickled peppers like sports and pickled pepperoncini don’t provide a lot of pepper flavor nuance beyond the tang and spice.
How can you use these chilies?
Chicago-style hot dogs are the must here. Place them whole on the dog for that total authentic Chicago experience. But sport peppers can be used similarly to other pickled peppers too. Anywhere where you’d use pickled pepperoncini or jalapeños, you can opt for sport peppers, just be prepared for the extra heat. They are delicious sliced for sandwiches and hoagies and they’re an excellent pizza topping.
