Orange Habanero Pepper

Orange Habanero Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Habanero means "from Havana" originally thought to have come from South America, it was extensively traded from the Port of Havana in Cuba. This is a hot pepper; it has a lovely citrus aftertaste and can be pleasantly warm if used judiciously.

Approx 25 Seeds

CHILLI SHERRY

1 bottle of dry sherry

4 small sterilized bottles with good lids

8 cloves of garlic

8 fresh chillies, serano if not wanting it too hot, habanero if you are a heat freak, or a mixture.

Peel the garlic, poke a hole in the chillies with a sharp pointed knife. Put into your sterilized bottles, fill up with sherry and keep for at least a month before using.  A teaspoon or so is delightful in soups and stirfries.

Recipe compliments of Lesley Swart