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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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aureliofartthing said:
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)...
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I've seen like two dishes that are spicy like spetsofai (which is barely spicy) and tirokafteri
 
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I've seen like two dishes that are spicy like spetsofai (which is barely spicy) and tirokafteri
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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....
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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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