How to pickle spicy peppers to make them delicious?

Most people like to eat foods containing chili peppers. The hot chili peppers are very satisfying to eat. Chili peppers can be pickled, fried, or eaten raw. Cooked chili peppers have higher nutritional value than raw ones. Pickled foods are delicious, but they should be eaten in moderation. How to pickle refreshing chili peppers? In fact, the method is very simple. How to pickle spicy peppers to make them delicious? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Prepare green peppers (5 jin), appropriate amount of salt, star anise, ginger, MSG, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. 2. Steps 1. Wash the peppers and drain the water. 2. Use a knife to cut off the pepper handles and make a cut along the length of the peppers so that they can be more easily flavored when pickled. 3. After processing all the peppers, wash the ginger and slice it. 4. Prepare the star anise. It is best to break it up so that it is easier to flavor. Set aside the Sichuan peppers. 5. Prepare a container for pickling peppers. 6. Once everything is ready, start putting the peppers into the container. Sprinkle a layer of peppers with a layer of salt, a handful of star anise, a handful of Sichuan peppers, and a few slices of ginger. Do this until all the peppers are in the container. Finally, put the remaining ginger slices, star anise, Sichuan peppers, and salt on the top layer of peppers, then sprinkle with MSG, sugar, and finally vinegar and soy sauce. 7. Done, cover with a lid and marinate for at least seven days. The longer the time, the more flavorful it will be. It’s better to add more salt, otherwise it will easily become rotten if the temperature is high, and the whole jar will be wasted!

3. Note: It is best to use a small knife when handling peppers, because not all peppers grow straight. It is easier to cut open the curved peppers with a small knife.

4. Let’s talk about the specific taboos of eating chili peppers. 1. People with bad stomachs should not eat chili peppers, because the capsaicin in chili peppers will irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa and increase gastrointestinal motility in a short period of time. Therefore, people with gastric ulcers and chronic gastritis should not eat chili peppers. 2. Patients with hypertension, hyperthyroidism and cardiovascular diseases should not eat chili peppers, because chili peppers will accelerate blood circulation and increase heart rate in a short period of time. Therefore, patients with cardiovascular and lung diseases should not eat chili peppers. 3. Patients with hemorrhoids and constipation should not eat chili peppers, because the stimulation of capsaicin in chili peppers will aggravate hemorrhoids and constipation. 4. Patients with cholecystitis and pancreatitis should not eat chili peppers, because the stimulation of capsaicin in chili peppers will stimulate the stomach to secrete a large amount of gastric acid, and the increase in gastric acid will cause the contraction of the gallbladder, making it difficult for bile to be excreted. Therefore, patients with cholecystitis and pancreatitis should not eat chili peppers. 5. People with eye diseases should not eat chili peppers, because chili peppers are spicy foods and eating chili peppers can easily cause inflammation, thereby aggravating eye diseases. 6. People with poor kidneys should not eat chili peppers, because the capsaicin in chili peppers needs to be excreted through the kidneys, so people with poor kidneys should not eat chili peppers. 7. Pregnant women and postpartum women should not eat chili peppers, because chili peppers are hot in nature and can easily cause internal heat after eating them. Most pregnant women have yin deficiency and internal heat, so they should not eat hot foods, which will aggravate internal heat and may cause constipation. Mothers should also not eat chili peppers during breastfeeding, because breastfeeding will cause the baby to suffer from symptoms of getting a sore throat. 8. For patients taking some medications, doctors often tell them to eat a light diet and avoid spicy foods when prescribing the medicine. Chili peppers are spicy foods, so when taking Chinese medicine or some medicines that require patients to avoid spicy foods, they should not eat chili peppers.

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