Know thy chili peppers! Getting to know the chili peppers that you will use will help you in figuring out just how much heat you can take in your chili dish. So the trick is to know which types of chili peppers are the hottest. We all know that a bell pepper is not going to impart heat at all in our recipes, but we do know that a jalapeno or habanero are some of the hottest chili peppers around. They make pepper spray for the police out of habanero chili, so you can imagine how hot it is! So if using this type of chili in your dish use it sparingly and work your way up to the heat level that you are satisfied with. In most cases, most people use the good old standby of the Jalapeno chili pepper and that is fine. They have a mild,medium heat and most people can handle that. It is my opinion that you should learn and experiment with other types of chilies in your various recipes. When you are cooking your vegetarian chili recipes, it is a good idea to start adding your chilies toward the end of the dish around the last two hours of cooking. This lets the other flavors blend and then you add the chilies and you add another layer of texture as well as flavor. Add slowly and taste often with your spoon until the desired hear level is reached. The best part about chilies is that they are loaded with vitamin C and antioxidants that are good for your immune system. Chilies are also thermogenic and help in losing fat if you use them in your diet.Chilies are rated by Scoville heat units. This means that some chili peppers can actually burn the skin, eyes or nasal passages. Do not handle chili peppers with your bare hands! If you have cooking gloves, use them! If you do not have cooking gloves, get some! If that it is not possible at the moment, then coat your hands in olive oil to add a layer of protection from the chili pepper juices. Of course if you do not want to chop your chili peppers then you can grind them in any number of ways and with any number of kitchen gadgets.
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