Aji Lemon Drop Chillies: Fermented hot sauce and dry spice

In this video I am working with the Aji Lemon Drop. I create a fermented sauce and share a little of my experimenting in the kitchen.
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0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:38 Back to 2019
0:01:00 Preparing peppers for drying
0:01:12 Preparing for vacuum-sealed fermenting
0:02:24 Vacuum sealing the peppers
0:04:20 May 2020
0:04:28 Checking on the dried Aji Lemon Drops
0:05:14 Checking on the vacuum-sealed fermentation
0:05:52 Preparing the other ingredients for the hot sauce
Experimenting with Sauces
0:07:57 Diluting sauce with water
0:12:15 Testing pH
0:13:32 Effect on Acidity (pH)
0:15:19 Tasting the sauce
0:18:09 Tasting the dried Aji Lemon Drop
0:20:14 Finishing off

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[paycheck]

I respect how you mention your success:to:failure ratio when it comes to experimenting with new things. Like they say, "If you are not failing, you are not trying"
Great videos brother 👍

I really like the Lemon Drop. Last year I picked two from the tree and gave one to my mother and I had the other one and only seconds after that I realized, that my comment "they are not so bad, but they taste really fruity" was not that correct. My mother requested eminently some milk. :D
They are really nice and I will grow them again.

[sursmansors]

i would recomend a brine fermentation with this pepper. the colour of my sauce got a much brighter yellow, almost the original colour of the fresh peppers. and at the end you can use the brine to dilute the sauce.

[stevestanleyadifferentchic]

I am a fan of your videos and I made a Aji Lemon Drop sauce with Parsley and Cilantro and it was delicious.

[chrissy]

I dried Lemon drops last fall and ground them up and made Lemon drop salt. Delicious but very spicy.

[userbosco]

Throwing this out there in case it's not been added to comments: a great alternative for this variety of chili is to smoke them. They are thin skinned, so smoking them on a low temp (~200F) with a sweet smoking wood (e.g. apple or peach) will accomplish BOTH dehydration while adding tremendous depth in flavor.

[filipefmelo]

Cool details about the PH scale. Learn two subjects in a single video ;) cheers!

[bemusedindian]

September 2019 - Those were the days... Really miss those months. Never thought that will happen.

[howardnenno]

I love the food science that you include with your videos. Really appreciate it.

[fruitfarmer]

We grow a medley of chilies like piquines, tepines, rat shit Thai marbles. Over the years they have crossed and have evolved to have a really special character of spicy and flavor. They are labor intensive but the rewards are worth it. They will grow back after cutting down the stalks.They love the heat here in Texas and can be picked about every 5 days. Some are dried and some are frozen. Now you got me fermenting!! Thanks for answering my post and Keep On Keeping On!

[griezmano]

Just finalized my lemon drop sauce based on this recipe. I added pineapple too and the sauce turned out to be simply awesome.

[chrisb]

I love the lemon drop, I turned my harvest into a sriracha sauce that’s been well received by friends and family.

[ttb]

Really great, in depth video on hot sauces, pH, etc.
And oh yeah, lemon drop peppers too.

[cydrych]

I love the lemon drop. I dice them and sprinkle them on salad.

[patrickdemarcevol]

Looks like Aji amarillo from Peru, my nephew is Peruvian and he makes the most delicious sauce with it. Floral is the word, with a little bite to them, hot but palatable. BIg thumbs up from French France I watch all your videos 😀 and lucky we are that a local organic farmer/friend produces them

[morningstar]

I used to grow these when I was a kid. I loved them.

[delishuspear]

Dude, PREACH the whole coriander seed gospel. That has got to be one of the best smelling spices, so underrated. Thanks for the good vid! Made my first hot sauce from last year's dried peppers -- very excited to try more this year. Cheers!

[Chuycabra]

You cutting all the peppers just summed up my first couple of days back at work! 🤣

[Sheenasalesthriftytreasures]

So awesome I look forward to trying this I love lemon everything thank you for sharing

[beadheed]

Looks great. My “greenhouse” blew away in high winds today in Scotland so chilli pepper content was much appreciated