motley me wrote:
" wrote in news:c9956f70-
:


Why would you smoke a pickled pepper?



Don't know? but i once picked a peck of pickeled peppers.

How long does it take to smoke the peppers roughly?

All this talk of smoked ground peppers has me wanting to try.




I don't smoke pickled peppers. I do smoke Jalapeno's, Serrano's and
Habanero's.

Cut the tops off. Cut the Jalapeno's in half length wise. Clean out the
Jalapeno's. Don't worry about getting perfect. Just scrape out the
loosest stuff. Since the Serrano's and Habs are already so small, I
don't bother with cutting in half. Just cut top off.

Lay peppers on grate so they are not on top of each other. Smoke dry
them over lump and your favorite wood for 8 - 12 hours. I use hickory.
I try to keep the grate temp at 180 - 200°. Due to the shorter days, if
I am doing this in December, I will smoke them closer to 8 hours and
finish on a dehydrator, if needed. Summer months, if I start early
enough in the AM, I will go towards the 12 hours.

Let cool a bit and grind up. I bought a very small food processor for
this task. Grind up till pulverised. The Habs may turn to a powder
because of their thin skin. If your going to combine them all for a
blend, make sure you mix well to get the Habs distributed evenly.

It's very easy, but does take all day. Enjoy.

BBQ