Pepper Identification Help

WeberWho

My wife started a garden this year and she planted jalapenos. All the jalapenos came through but the last plant didn't harvest anything. That was until a few weeks ago. These peppers came through. These aren't jalapenos. What are they? She said that she only planted jalapenos in that area of the garden. Could they have possibly put the wrong seeds in the package? 

Just interested to see what we have as I know we have a bunch of pepper heads here. 

caliking

Those look like bhut jolokia (aka ghost pepper), or naga jolokia. Definitely not jalapenos. Wrong seeds in the package, or they possibly blew in from somewhere. 

lousubcap

Either way those are much hotter than jalapenos.  Handle with care.  

pgprescott

Those look like hot peppers to me. 😜

Botch

I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night but I do have The Great American Chile Poster hanging in my kitchen.  
Yours don't really look like any on the poster (the "peter pepper" comes close, which grows in LA and TX, but doesn't have the pointed ends like yours do).  If you do taste them, please post video.  
There are hundreds of chile varieties, so you may never know.  

lkapigian

Stressed jalapeño Plant? Looks like various stages of ripeness

caliking

I think yours look like these

Ozzie_Isaac

It is a small variety of Anaheim pepper.  Almost no heat, but good flavor.  I recommend just eating them after a quick wash and enjoy.  Eat it whole, no hesitation or test bite. 😜

Hansm

Be afraid, very afraid

WeberWho

They must be ghost. My wife purchased ghost seeds but doesn't recall planting them. 

Thanks for the help!

stv8r

I agree they look like Ghost peppers.  A few years ago I had several 5 foot high Ghost pepper plants and hundreds of peppers. Never did figure out anything reasonable to do with them lol. My son did manage to get himself suspended for bringing one to school and having his buddies taste slivers

caliking

If you have good yield, you could make some killer fermented hot sauce with them. I like fermenting carrots in the mix, to balance the hot sauces I've made in the past. 

WeberWho

stv8r said:

I agree they look like Ghost peppers.  A few years ago I had several 5 foot high Ghost pepper plants and hundreds of peppers. Never did figure out anything reasonable to do with them lol. My son did manage to get himself suspended for bringing one to school and having his buddies taste slivers

That seems a little harsh for having a little fun. I like how your son rolls!

TEXASBGE2018

I think the jalapeños were banging one out with the habaneros.

Ozzie_Isaac

stv8r said:

I agree they look like Ghost peppers.  A few years ago I had several 5 foot high Ghost pepper plants and hundreds of peppers. Never did figure out anything reasonable to do with them lol. My son did manage to get himself suspended for bringing one to school and having his buddies taste slivers

Glad my son just brings them to his friends houses instead of school.  Ghost Peppers and Carolina Reapers.  A bunch of his buddies (wisely) chickened out.

fishlessman

looks like ghost to me, make some nachos

WeberWho

Smoked ghost chicken chili. 

Eoin

WeberWho said:

Smoker ghost chicken chili. 

Double like.

loco_engr

Dang Vincent  . . . dats a big pot of chili!

WeberWho

loco_engr said:

Dang Vincent  . . . dats a big pot of chili!

I was my parents first trick-or-treater tonight. Except I handed them a half pot of chili. I'm not sure how that works...

Don't think I didn't grab a handful of candy before I left!

Ozzie_Isaac

WeberWho said:

Smoked ghost chicken chili. 

How was the chili?  Looks great from here.

WeberWho

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

Smoked ghost chicken chili. 

How was the chili?  Looks great from here.

Thanks. I was surprised how much heat came through with five ghost peppers and a serrano pepper. I thought the heat had a good bite. Hot, yet flavorful. 

Ozzie_Isaac

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

Smoked ghost chicken chili. 

How was the chili?  Looks great from here.

Thanks. I was surprised how much heat came through with five ghost peppers and a serrano pepper. I thought the heat had a good bite. Hot, yet flavorful. 

5 Ghost Peppers!!  Wow, I usually hear about 1 maybe 2 if you are nuts.  Loving heat myself, I bet that was amazing.

WeberWho

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

Smoked ghost chicken chili. 

How was the chili?  Looks great from here.

Thanks. I was surprised how much heat came through with five ghost peppers and a serrano pepper. I thought the heat had a good bite. Hot, yet flavorful. 

5 Ghost Peppers!!  Wow, I usually hear about 1 maybe 2 if you are nuts.  Loving heat myself, I bet that was amazing.

It was a double batch worth of chili. The original recipe calls for 10 jalapenos for a double batch. So I figured 5 would be about right. I'd go with the same amount the next go around. We have some chocolate habaneros to play around with yet. Just need to figure out what to add them in. 

lousubcap

@WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!

WeberWho

lousubcap said:

@WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!

Ha! My wife planted them in the garden. I'm not too familiar with them either but it looks to have some heat. 

fishlessman

WeberWho said:

lousubcap said:

@WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!

Ha! My wife planted them in the garden. I'm not too familiar with them either but it looks to have some heat. 

those habaneros would be good in birria taco stew meat

WeberWho

fishlessman said

WeberWho said:

lousubcap said:

@WeberWho - chocolate habaneros sound like a perfect ingredient for a chocolate cake.  
Never have seen that variety.  Bakers delight!

Ha! My wife planted them in the garden. I'm not too familiar with them either but it looks to have some heat. 

those habaneros would be good in birria taco stew meat

I'm not familiar with birria. I had to look it up. Looks and sounds amazing. Especially with tortillas. I bookmarked a recipe. Definitely going to give these a try at some point. Thanks. 

fishlessman

they are delicious and a bit messy. dont taste the sauce til the meat is ready, it starts out very spicy and mellows a bit during the long cook. been using shank and brisket and or oxtail

last one from last weekend, wasnt much oil floating on the sauce towards the end but the flour tortilla picks up all that flavor. never seen these til about a year or two ago

WeberWho

fishlessman said:

they are delicious and a bit messy. dont taste the sauce til the meat is ready, it starts out very spicy and mellows a bit during the long cook. been using shank and brisket and or oxtail

last one from last weekend, wasnt much oil floating on the sauce towards the end but the flour tortilla picks up all that flavor. never seen these til about a year or two ago

Good to know. I have leftover flat and point in the freezer. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to use them up. 

fishlessman

WeberWho said:

fishlessman said:

they are delicious and a bit messy. dont taste the sauce til the meat is ready, it starts out very spicy and mellows a bit during the long cook. been using shank and brisket and or oxtail

last one from last weekend, wasnt much oil floating on the sauce towards the end but the flour tortilla picks up all that flavor. never seen these til about a year or two ago

Good to know. I have leftover flat and point in the freezer. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to use them up. 

this is the recipe ive been using

https://iamafoodblog.com/birria-tacos-recipe/