Cool Cukes
De Arbol (Capsicum Annuum) means tree like in Spanish. The plant has thick, upright, woody stems and the chile itself is narrow, curved and bright red in color. Believed to be closely related to the pequin, the De Arbol is thin fleshed, with tannic, smoky, grassy flavor and searing heat. This chile has a heat range of 7.5 on the heat scale of 1-10. De Arbol Chiles are comparable to a Cayenne Pepper. Scoville heat units 15,000 to 30,000.
Suggested Use:
De Arbol is a hot chile and a staple in Southwest kitchens. Add some heat to your next salsa or Mexican dish. Be adventurous and add them to your next stew or chili along with the other spices. Add some heat to your next salsa or Mexican dish.
Ingredients:
fresh 2-4 inch long organic cucumbers, blossom ends sliced off, enough to fill a quart jar
1 large clove garlic, peeled & coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon allspice berries, lightly crushed*
1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns*
1 large dried red chili, broken into bits*
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fennel fronds (or dill)*
1 & 1/2 tablespoons sea salt (not super fine)
1 quart jar with a tight fitting lid
Instructions:
Yield: 1 quart
Place salt, herbs, spices and garlic in a sparkling clean jar. Fill jar with cukes. Pack them in, but not so tightly that they can’t move at all.
Fill jar with cold spring or filtered water (chlorine can hinder the fermenting process, be careful of city tap water). Cap the jar tightly and shake it vigorously. Shake it until all the salt has dissolved.
Put in the fridge. Your cool cukes will be femented pickles in approximately 3 weeks.
From tigresinapickle.blogspot.com