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72 hot peppers
1 quart vinegar
6 cups sugar
1 quart mustard
1 tablespoon salt or sea salt

Grind peppers in food processor.
Combine all above and cook till it comes to a boil. Stir regularly

Mix up in a separate bowl, 1 ½ cup water with 1 ½ cup flour.

Put Flour/Water mixture into boiling mustard/pepper mix.

Cook at a slow boil while stirring for 5 to 10 minutes.

Place into clean hot glass jars with lid and tighten.

You can use more or less peppers.

I use mostly Hot Banana peppers, Jalapenos, and Habanero peppers. Avoid the Habaneros and Jalapenos if you dont like Heat.
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72 hot peppers
1 quart vinegar
6 cups sugar
1 quart mustard
1 tablespoon salt or sea salt

Grind peppers in food processor.
Combine all above and cook till it comes to a boil. Stir regularly

Mix up in a separate bowl, 1 ½ cup water with 1 ½ cup flour.

Put Flour/Water mixture into boiling mustard/pepper mix.

Cook at a slow boil while stirring for 5 to 10 minutes.

Place into clean hot glass jars with lid and tighten.

You can use more or less peppers.

I use mostly Hot Banana peppers, Jalapenos, and Habanero peppers. Avoid the Habaneros and Jalapenos if you dont like Heat.


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Thanks for sharing! What can I use this mustard for? Sandwiches?
 
What is this? This not Greek... Greeks don't eat spicy things (except skordalia)...
 
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What is this? This not Greek... Greeks don't eat spicy things (except skordalia)...
I've seen like two dishes that are spicy like spetsofai (which is barely spicy) and tirokafteri
 
I've seen like two dishes that are spicy like spetsofai (which is barely spicy) and tirokafteri
Yup.. that's about it.. Greeks don't eat anything spicy. Greeks think pepperoni is spicy, soo....
 
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Yup.. that's about it.. Greeks don't eat anything spicy. Greeks think pepperoni is spice, soo....
I kind of wish there was more spicy food, I'm so used to it now that I crave a kick sometimes
 

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