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Thanks you so much Karen! I may have to use Serrano because our little market isn't very "ethnic friendly"
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I was just chopping up the chiles to put in the food processor when my wife
asked if I shouldn't remove the seeds. She commented that it will be VERY hot
with the seeds.
Should I remove the seeds? She thinks that I'm pretty seedy anyway.
After removing all the seeds, the sauce was a bit too tame. I added back the seeds from another chile and they provided enough 'picante'. The chiles I used were probably much milder than Thai.
The Thai BBQ chicken and dipping sauce were a big hit. I also made the Cotto Pane with balsamic vinegar-laced strawberries. The calorie count must have been huge, but we had a dispensation from St. Valentine.
Plan: who knows
Stats: 337/204/180
BF:100% pure
Progress: 85%
Location: Pacific NW
No, seeds do not make chiles hot. The veins in the chiles contain high levels of capsaicins, so remove the white veins if you want them less hot.
In some parts of Mexico the seeds are ground and used as a thickener. They contribute no heat to a dish. I've made dishes with seeds as thickeners and they have no heat at all.
Huh! I'd always heard it was the seeds. But looking on the Internet I think you're right. They are hot but the worst part is the veins.
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A common mistake with chillies is that the seeds are hottest part - NOT SO. While they are hot, the worst part is the white placenta that holds the seeds to the inside of the pod. So both the seeds and placenta must be removed to decrease the heat
I did notice an increase in sauce heat when some seeds were added. This is probably because the seeds pick up some capsaicin from the placenta as they are being removed.
Perhaps eating the seeds AFTER they are washed might be wise.
I meant that in the process of removing the seeds some of the capsaicin-bearing matter from the placenta might adhere to the seed exterior -just as it adheres to one's fingers.