ZWT8 ~ Pick-A-Pepper Spain Challenge

[NorthwestGal]

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This Challenge showcases the Spain & Portugal Forum



Start Date: July 20

End Date: July 31 deadline midnight Zaar Time

Challenge: Individual Challenge (up to 3 players)
Points: 5 points per individual

ZWT8 All Players Cookbook ~ Spain/Portugal


Bienvenidos!
Welcome to the Pick-A-Pepper Challenge

Is it a pepper, a chile pepper, a chile, a chili....or what?

Selecting only the freshest local ingredients is one of the hallmarks of Spanish cuisine. And incorporating fresh chile peppers in many of Spain’s well-known regional dishes is just one way that sets Spanish cuisine apart from other world cuisines.

Depending on regional variations, a pepper might also be referred to as a chile, chili, or even a chilli pepper. For this challenge, we will use all those terms interchangeably; so a pepper is a chili is a chile pepper.


Christopher Columbus first brought the chile to Spain and called them 'peppers' because of their spicy hot taste that was unlike any other food he had encountered. It wasn't long before peppers seemed to be a cooking mainstay in most European areas (and beyond), and cooking with fresh chile peppers has since become a common ingredient found in many traditional Spanish recipes.


In 1912, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville devised a method of rating chile peppers based on their level of spicy heat (or piquance), called the Scoville Scale, that rates peppers by their specific Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The SHU is a measure of how much chili extract must be diluted in sugar syrup before its heat becomes undetectable. The higher the number, the hotter the pepper.

But if “heat” is not exactly what you’re looking for, don’t despair. Because there are plenty of mild chile peppers that are still packed with plenty of flavor and zing. It’s all in what you’re hoping to achieve with the dish you’re making.

And this is by no means a complete list of all known peppers. It's just a guide to show the variation in some of the most common chile peppers in various world cuisines, and to give you an idea where your favorite chile peppers lie within the Scoville Scale.



For the Pick-A-Pepper challenge, we would like you to select a Spanish recipe from the All-Players Spain/Portugal Cookbook [ZWT8 All Players Cookbook ~ Spain/Portugal] to make and review that includes a chile or pepper in the ingredient list. Peppers in ground form used as herbs or spices (such as ground paprika, chili powder, fresh ground pepper, etc.) do not count. Also, peppers that are listed as an optional ingredient or are used as a garnish do not count.

Go MILD or WILD ~ make them HOT or NOT ….. It’s your choice!

Please remember to:
~ Post your Recipe Selection in this thread (Include your team name and team banner)
~ Prepare the recipe and post your review and photos (if any were taken) as usual to the recipe.
~ Post your completion in this thread. (Include your team name and team banner)

[NorthwestGal]

Scoreboard

Bistro Babes - Team Mango Tango Status 15 points
1. Nancy's Pantry - Piri Piri Sauce (poblano, jalapeno)
2. Bayhill - Warm Avocado Salsa (jalapeno pepper)
3. Deantini - Mediterranean Corn Salad (red peppers)

The Wild Bunch - Team Amethyst Status 15 points
1. Debbie R. - Spanish-Style Burgers (piquillo pepper)
2. gailanng - Tortilla De Tomate Eggs With Tomato Topping (bell pepper)
3. momaphet - Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Bruschetta (red pepper)

Diners, Winers, and Chives - Team Electric Lime Status 15 points
1. Boomette – Red Bell Pepper Relish (red bell pepper)
2. Lainey6605 - Spanish-Style Burgers (Piquillo pepper)
3. Bonnie G #2 - Huevos a La Flamenca (red bell pepper

Om Nom Nommers - Team Turquoise Status 15 points
1. JackieOhNo! – Andalusian Rice Salad (Ensalada De Arroz) (piquillo pepper)
2. CJAY - Spanish Fried Eggs With Potatoes and Chorizo (Huevos Fritos Con (piquillo peppers)
3. FLKeysJen - Sunset Orzo With Spanish Shrimp (red bell pepper)

Jammin' Jazzberries - Team Jazzberry Jam Status 15 points
1. Elaniemay - Piri Piri Sauce (jalapeno pepper)
2. AZPARZYCH - Spanish Guacamole (Vegan Friendly) (jalapeno pepper)
3. bigbadbrenda - Mediterranean Roast Peppers (red pepper)

The Fearless Red Dragons - Team Ruby Red Status 15 points
1. lauralie41 – Tomato and Sweet Onion Platter (green pepper)
2. MomLuvs6 - Meat Stuffed Red Peppers (Pimientos Rellenos De Carne) (red peppers)
3. diner524 - Arroz con Pollo (Baked Chicken and Rice) (green pepper)

Chefs Gone Wild! - Team Pacific Blue Status 15 points
1. Melanie D. - Portuguese Millet and Grilled Pepper Salad, O Milhete E Salada A (red chili)
2. Tea Girl - Marinated Olives (red chilies)
3. loof - Peach and Roasted Red Pepper Bruschetta (red pepper)

Lively Lemon Lovelies Status 15 points
1. Buzymomof3 - Arroz con Pollo (Baked Chicken and Rice) (green pepper)
2. Karen Elizabeth - Couscous With Seven Vegetables (red pepper)
3. Chocolatl – Basque-Style Chicken (bell pepper)

The Herbaceous Curvaceous Honeys - Team Sage Status 15 points
1. Studentchef - Warm Avocado Salsa (Jalapeno pepper)
2. LifeIsGood – Piri Piri Sauce (poblano, jalapeno)
3. breezermom-Pollo Moruno With Grilled Vegetables (Spanish Chicken Skewers) (red pepper)

[NorthwestGal]

[Buzymomof3]

Buzy would like to make her teammates recipe Arroz con Pollo (Baked Chicken and Rice) #60320!

I do have a question- my garden has chocolate bell peppers ready now, can I sub that for the green bell pepper in the recipe? Or should I buy a green pepper?

[Debbie R.]

I assume since the challenge threads are up and open, we can start volunteering. I hope.

I'll do this one for my team.

[Studentchef]

I don't have the code for my team's banner yet, but on behalf of the Herbeceous Curveceous Honeys, I will be participating.

[Karen Elizabeth]

For the Lively Lemon Lovelies, I'll do this challenge and make Arroz Con Calabacin (Rice With Zucchini) #370748, it has a dried sweet red pepper in it ..... oh no, hang on, does that qualify? If not, I'll choose another recipe, but I'm still doing the challenge

[NorthwestGal]

Buzymomof3 wrote:


Buzy would like to make her teammates recipe Arroz con Pollo (Baked Chicken and Rice) #60320!

I do have a question- my garden has chocolate bell peppers ready now, can I sub that for the green bell pepper in the recipe? Or should I buy a green pepper?

Buenos Dias, Buzymomof3. You picked a yummy recipe to make, and substituting a chocolate bell peppers for a green bell pepper is OK.

[NorthwestGal]

Debbie R. wrote:


I assume since the challenge threads are up and open, we can start volunteering. I hope.

I'll do this one for my team.

Hola, Debbie R. Yes, you certainly can get started selecting which challenges you wish to do and which recipes you'd like to make. Enjoy the Tour.

[NorthwestGal]

Studentchef wrote:
I don't have the code for my team's banner yet, but on behalf of the Herbeceous Curveceous Honeys, I will be participating.

Buenos dias, Studentchef. I will add your name to the list. Enjoy!

[NorthwestGal]

Karen Elizabeth wrote:



For the Lively Lemon Lovelies, I'll do this challenge and make Arroz Con Calabacin (Rice With Zucchini) #370748, it has a dried sweet red pepper in it ..... oh no, hang on, does that qualify? If not, I'll choose another recipe, but I'm still doing the challenge

Hola, Karen Elizabeth. I will include your name for your team as another participant for this challenge.

Any whole chile pepper, whether they're fresh or dried, can be used for this challenge. So the chile pepper in Arroz Con Calabacin (Rice With Zucchini) is acceptable. The peppers that would not be acpeptable for this challenge are when the dried chile peppers are ground into a spice. Enjoy!

[gailanng]

I'd like to sign up for this challenge using Confit of Garlic.

[LifeIsGood]

I'll have to come back to post our team banner (waiting for code...can't figure out how to copy and paste on my son's laptop).

I will participate for the Herbaceous Curvaceous Honeys and make Piri Piri Sauce #369728 by alligirl

[Chocolatl]

I will also play for the Lovelies, and make Basque-Style Chicken #254960.

[NorthwestGal]

gailanng wrote:


I'd like to sign up for this challenge using Confit of Garlic.

Hola, gailanng. Welcome to the Pick-A-Pepper challenge. However, the recipe you chose will not qualify for this challenge. The only pepper-related ingredient is peppercorns though which are classified as a fruit (a berry, in the Piperaceae family of flowering vines). This challenge features whole chile peppers (in fresh or dried form) like those that are primarily in the capsicum family.

I will keep your name on the list for your team, but will have to ask that you select another recipe.