Category Archives: Marinades

Smoked Pork Loin with 7 Pot Barrackpore Rub

Cooking with superhot chili peppers is fun. Did I really just say “fun”? Absolutely. There are few things more life affirming that cooking with some of the hottest foods in the world. Lucky for me there are more and more varieties of superhot available to cook with. Case in point – the 7 Pot Barrackpore. I got a hold of some of these in their dried form and ground them up into a spicy rub to season a center cut pork loin, then smoked it with apple wood chips for several hours. The result? Spice heaven! The meat was fork tender, spicy, and highly flavorful. I served it over a butternut squash-roasted red pepper puree and topped it with apple matchsticks and a bit of hot pepper jelly. An excellent combination. Continue reading

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Chili-Lime Marinade for Chicken

Last night we were in the mood for something lighter, something a bit lower calorie, so we defrosted a couple of chicken breasts and tossed them into a flavorful Chili-Lime Marinade. Dried chili peppers are perfect for marinades in terms of ease of use and flavor, and a perfect compliment to lime juice, which nicely infuses your chicken.

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