Painfully Spicy Food

phobos

I just had to start this thread, because I would love to hear what your favourite **REALLY** spicy dishes are. I personally would live on spicy food and nothing else. I can't drink soup without throwing in a fair bit of hot chilli powder or Cayene (sp?) pepper.

I am in the process of getting some really hot stuff from specialised outlets in town, but don't know what I'm looking for. Be it in a bottle, fresh, or in powder form etc. I found this site (actually it's for VB programming) but the guy has loads on info on really hot food.

http://www.thescarms.com/HotStuff/default.htm

Any suggestions of stuff, that nearly killed you, but was tasty at the same time. It must be available in Ireland

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yankinlk

chicken wings. i love em.
i even got a friend to get a gallon container form my favorite restaurant in the states: Cluck U

I put hot sauce, usually tabasco, on everything...
sausages, eggs, black/white pudding, toast...

the hottest sauce i found in ireland was actually in dunnes...cant recall the name of it...but it was like from the west indies...it was brown in color...a dripping sauce, not a pouring one.

yankinlk

Just checked out that link to Daves Insanity Sauce

Fair play to that guy! I knew him back in University before he got big...I used to be one of the drunks that he tested his products on in Burrito Madness. He used to give us his sauce in a little plastic cup, it was green, you were supposed to drip it onto your food.

A friend of my from Sri Lanka claimed he could eat anything hot...he poured this stuff from Dave all over his food...it was so hot he was sweating...finally he had to throw it away and order another...and this guy is stubborn, he must have been in pain to give up.

phobos

I have become a big fan of Jalapeno peppers ever since Dominos introduced me to them. Not because they are hot, but they have a lovely spicy twang to them. The chilli peppers my mother buys in the supermarket i end up eating them straight, or chopping them up and throwing them in to some egg noodles with a spicy sauce.

A while back my mother made some serious spicy/hot food. Then I went a little further and modiefied it. I remember sweating like mad, then my head became dizzy, and I got a nose bleed. I did finish the food, coz it was Xtremely tasty. I never drink anything with spicy food because it takes away from it, and you always seem to fill up faster if you throw liquids down on top of spicy food.

Anyway anyone know if any of those hot sauces from the scarms web site (in my last post), are available in Ireland?

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Blade

You might enjoy a nice mexican also. El paso out here in Howth are very good.

http://www.elpasorestaurant.com

I know their web sites tacky but their foods good! Have a look at the menu.

phobos

Cheers for the reply Blade, but I was kinda looking for ingredients ideas, rather that Resturaunt recommendations. But if I'm up that neck of the woods I will indeed keep it in mind.

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Samson

Originally posted by Blade
You might enjoy a nice mexican also. El paso out here in Howth are very good.

http://www.elpasorestaurant.com

I know their web sites tacky but their foods good! Have a look at the menu.

I concur, El Paso is a very good restaurant.
However, the Mexican restaraunt on Georges Street is better, it's called Acapulco (apologies if spelling is off) and I reckon it serves Mexican grub as good as that which I got in The States.

phobos

Originally posted by phobos
Cheers for the reply Blade, but I was kinda looking for ingredients ideas, rather that Resturaunt recommendations. But if I'm up that neck of the woods I will indeed keep it in mind.

;-phobos-)

Hmmmm, Restaurants/Ingrediants, I suppose there is no difference between the two :rolleyes:

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DeVore

Love mexican ever since I lived in California for a while. You havent tasted Jalapeonos until you've had them there. about a billion times hotter (and tastier).

Daves Insanity is just that, insane. We put a cap ful in a chilli once and had to throw most of it out. We're talking about people who have happily bitten chunks out of Jalapeonos... !
Utter madness, use with care.

A really hot indian dish, like a good friend of mine makes, is unbelievably good. so so so tasty. Jalfrezi etc. Hot as **** but sooo good.

DeV.

phobos

Originally posted by DeVore
Daves Insanity is just that, insane. We put a cap ful in a chilli once and had to throw most of it out.

LOL

Is it possible to get that over here, by any chance?. Not saying that I could definately handle it, but I still haven't eaten spicy food in Ireland that would have put me through so much pain, I had "throw it out".

With regards to the Jalapeono peppers, apparently you can get them in the local supermarkets. But they're not the same ones that place's like Domino's pizza are using, and are nowhere near as nice.

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BEAT

maybe I could be your pepper dealer, hehe
is it possible to ship such things over seas?
or maybe I can smuggle some in with me when I am there...oohh, getting past customs cant be that difficult, they kinda just look at ya as you walk by lol
shhhh

BEAT

I just bit into a sub made with jalpeno cheese bread, my lips are burning, I cant even finish my lunch for the pain! I took the jalepenos off the top of the bread and took another bite, nope still too hot! my nose has begun to run even...then smart me, my eyes started to water so I rubbed them, now my eyes hurt!! from picking the peppers off!! arrgghhh!!! then it occured to me, I had always eaten the peppers raw before and they wernt that bad, having been baked into the bread, the bread and peppers are more potent...just a tip for those who want to suffer fro j.pepper burn
ughh

oh, and for those who dont know, the correct pronunciation for jalepeno is : holly-pen-yo

Blade

It's jalapeño and it's pronounced HA-LA-PAIN-YO :P

BEAT

I cant type the tilda with my keyboard...but your pronunciation example is better than mine

po0k

I alwasy pronounced it Hal-ah-pee-no

They're savage
I love spicey stuff too, but i've also got a hankering for good mustard
That píss-water american stuff does nothing for me.
It's gotta be at least Colman's or better.

And when making and sanwich I throw in a layer of filling (cheese, lettuce, ham whater) and thne alayer of some sort of sauce between em.
used to make massive tripple and quadruple deckers with mayonaise, mustard and bacl pepper(corns ground straigh over the sandwich)...savage

I've raised sandwich making to a science/artform/labour of love now.

KdjaCL

phobos the "So Kee oriental spice shop" in Inchicore its like a shop for restaurants,has tones of different spices and stuff.
amazing what you can get for a tenner,
they have 2 spices that i got and put on rice just after its cooked OMFG....
you put it on just after its been strained and jebus christ its spicy. nice taste too

there is another shop like that but sells Indian spices ..
Also marks and spencers have a nice selection of spicey sauces thought it will cost and it will be worth it
kdja

phobos

I will remember that the next time I'm in Dublin. Does anybody know if any of the health food shops in Galway do anything like that. I'm not really interested in buying "yet another jar" from tescos. I got this chilli sauce the other day, which is like a load of chilli's chopped up, in a vinegar type sauce. You get it in a small jar, and I seem to be throwing it on everything these days. It's quite expensive @ €2.50 for a jar that only lasts me a couple of meals.

Does anybody know of any good spice shops in Galway?

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po0k

try the market around bottom of shopstreet on Saturday mornings.
There's a stall tehr with these lovely chilli-look-alike things. Not terriblely spicey, but enough of a tang to be enjoyable.
I eat em whole, on burgers, in sandwiches, on cornflakes....

phobos

The Market, of course!, why didn't I think of that. :rolleyes:

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Clinical Waste

Make yourself a nice Dublin Coddle.
Buy some Thai Green curry paste (looks like brown platicine in platic tub) from your nearest Asian Market.
Add to taste.

Excellent!

Jaden

Incidently, The only place on this island I've ever seen Insanity sauce sold in Tesco's in Derry. I have a full bottle purchased not 3 weeks ago.

This stuff is not for beginners.

It rates at about 500,000 schovilles. (For comparison Tabasco is 10). Chillie found is about training. The next time you're eating beans on toast, put one drop of Insanity sauce in them. Do that few few times, then move up to 2 drops and so on. When you get to 5 or 6, you can eat anything hot.

Scots Bonnet Chillies I found are even hotter than some jalpeno peppers I've eaten. Again, Tescos do them from time to time. I prefer their taste, it's more "earthy".

mayhem#

http://www.hot-headz.com/
Try the stuff they have here. I've got a bottle of there "Who dares Burns" sauce that has passed through 4 kitchens before someone gave it to me.
"Aaah sure, give it to him, he's into that spicy food"....
I've been known to eat large quantities of extremely spice food, but this stuff is even to hot for me! One drop on a plate of chile will seriously **** up your tastebuds!!

mayhem#

Originally posted by Clinical Waste
Make yourself a nice Dublin Coddle.
Buy some Thai Green curry paste (looks like brown platicine in platic tub) from your nearest Asian Market.
Add to taste.

Excellent!

Coddle?
YUK!

phobos

Originally posted by mayhem#
http://www.hot-headz.com/

Cheers for the link. I was looking for something more local

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Man U babe

Portuguese piri-piri sauce is good, but you need a lot of it. Not sure if you can get it here though. Thai red curry is also good.

accensi0n

I don't know how people can add spicy sauces and the such onto their food. I can't stand jelepinos and hot sauce and the likes.

BioHazRd

If you want to try a really hot pepper - get a habanero chilli pepper - this is painfully hot so treat it with caution, it makes jalapenos taste like cucumber.

On a side note, if you find your dish is too hot, drinking will not ease the discomfort, the only thing for it is to use natural yoghurt. This can also be used to turn down the heat of a dish by adding it to the sauce.

Trust me on the habaneros though. You vcan get fresh ones in the asian market on Camden st.

phobos

Originally posted by BioHazRd
Trust me on the habaneros though. You vcan get fresh ones in the asian market on Camden st.

Cheers man

I've been looking for these things for quite a while. I haven't been able to get my hands on them anywhere. But I'm in Galway unfortunately, and that's a little beyond walking distance of this market on Camden st. you speak of. (thanks anyway though)

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Corega

Has to be either Cuban or Cajun food for me, just thought you could do with some recipes even though you wanted ingredients, if you need anymore m8 just go to http://www.spicy-cooking.com/ .



Dr. Perry Waloof's
Spicy Couscous

Dr. Perry Waloof is a California physician originally from Morocco. He often yearns for the days in his home country where he would feast on kabobs and couscous, with each meal being a tribute to God. While his American-born wife Debi handles most of the cooking, Perry occasionally rolls out his Moroccan recipes. He has kindly donated this couscous recipe.

1 5-oz. package couscous
1/4 c. raisins
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 zucchini, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup carrots, grated
1/2 tsp. coriander
pinch cayenne pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
3/4 tsp. cumin
1 can garbanzo beans
4 tsp. water
1/4 c. pimento-stuffed olives, chopped and drained
Parsley

Prepare couscous according to the package directions, adding raisins to the cooking water. Heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté zucchini and carrots until tender. Then add coriander, cayenne pepper and garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Add the garbanzo beans, water and olives and cook for another 5 minutes. Add couscous and toss to mix. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Yield: 6 servings
Serving Size: 1 cup
Approximate Diabetic Exchange: 1 Vegetable; 1 Starch

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Big (and Easy)
Blackened Fish

Step One: Cajun Spices
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. paprika
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. oregano
pinch sage

Step Two: Blackened Fish
Cajun Spices
4 white fish fillets
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
Parsley, chopped

Combine all spices to created the Cajun Spices mixture. [Note: The Cajun Spices ingredients can be increased and the extra stored in a sealed jar in the refrigerator. Use the mixture in other Cajun recipes such as the jambalaya on this page.]

In a cast iron skillet, heat oil to just short of smoking. Wash the fish and pat dry. Coat each side with some oil and sprinkle Cajun spice liberally on both sides of the fish. Cook the fish until the side down begins to char, then flip over and cook the other side in the same manner. [Caution: This happens quickly and may produce a lot of smoke.] Garnish with parsley.

Serve with lemon wedges and crisp steamed vegetables. This blackened fish recipe is perfect for any occasion.

Yield: 4 servings
Serving Size: 1 fillet (about 5 oz)
Approximate Diabetic Exchange: 3 Lean Meats

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Cajun Chicken Jambalaya

2 c. cooked chicken, diced, skin removed
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced
1/4 c. celery, chopped
1/4 c. bell pepper, chopped
1 can whole tomatoes
2/3 c. long grain rice
1/2 tsp. thyme, dried
1/2 tsp. basil, dried
1 1/2 tsp. Cajun Spices
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
1 tsp. Tabasco
1 bay leaf

Melt butter in a large frying pan or skillet. Sauté the onion, garlic, celery and bell pepper until tender. Add canned tomatoes and their liquid, rice, thyme, basil, Cajun spices, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, Tabasco and bay leaf. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer until rice is tender. Add chicken and cook until hot throughout.

Yield: 4 Servings
Serving Size: 2 cups
Approximate Diabetic Exchange: 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Vegetable


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• Fiery Chilli
It's delicious! To balance the spices in the chili, serve with warm honey-sweetened cornbread, and a cool beverage of choice.

1 lb browned ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped and sautéed
2 - 16 oz cans tomato sauce
1 - 16 oz can stewed tomatoes
2 - 16 oz cans kidney beans
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Your favorite hot sauce or chili sauce to taste

Mix all ingredients into a large pan or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat for 1 hour. Test the "heat" periodically as the chili is simmering. Add hot sauce as desired.

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• Really Hot Hot Wings
I love exceptionally good spicy cooking. Here's a recipe I found many years ago and have played with over time to make it mine. Enjoy!

24 chicken wings, divided in half, tips removed
1/2 cup butter
1 or 2 tablespoons hot sauce or chili sauce of choice
Celery sticks

Blue Cheese Dressing:
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1/4 cup parsley, minced
1 cup ranch dressing or mayonnaise
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper (fresh ground is best)
Dash mild hot sauce

Mix vinegar with milk and set aside for 20 minutes. Add all other dressing ingredients. Blend well and refrigerate in the serving bowl.

Arrange wings on a shallow baking pan and bake at 400 °F for 25 minutes. While wings are baking, melt butter in a large skillet and stir in hot sauce. Adjust seasoning to taste. When wings are golden brown, remove from oven and add to hot sauce mixture in skillet. Toss to mix.

Serve hot wings, blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on a large platter.


That should keep you going for a while m8, how were the dvd's?



p.s. These were copied from a website and I'm not a phat b*stard

EvenStar

Sim Chi. (pronounced Gim chee)its a japanease dish. god i swear it will make ur eyes water. but its pretty good.

SuperSmashGirl

I had that once... i thought it was the end of the world!!!