Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
One Of the Hottest In The World
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Recipes
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There are a few recipes that the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion can be used in for flavoring. Stuffed peppers are a very popular Mexican dish that is filled with cheeses and seasonings and served with the Poblano. The smooth sweetness of the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion makes this dish truly authentic and appreciated by Mexican food lovers. With additional season and the cheeses, the heat of this pepper is tamed and thus, the stuffed pepper dish is more enjoyable.
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Salsa frequently contains the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, giving it that outlandish heat level that fans of hot salsa crave. This hot, hot pepper can make a salsa that is not found in shops or stores. It takes the knowledge, patience and skills of a chef to create a salsa using this extremely hot pepper.
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Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Scoville Scale
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Even though the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is rated over 2 million on the Scoville over all, each pepper will have its own unique level of heat with each one having a different intensity. As such, the reaction of each person is just as different as the intensity of each pepper’s heat level. When this pepper is a part of ingredients such as chipotle or crushed red pepper, the heat is not immediately noticed because of the delayed reaction. While mixing this pepper with some ingredients will tame the heat, mixing with others will intensify the heat even more.
Most people have eaten, or tasted, hot pepper. But there for those who have invested time and their taste buds to investigate peppers are probably familiar with the Scoville Unit Scale. This is the measurement of how hot a pepper is and the Associated Press has recently completed a study by way of report Susan Bryan. They are naming the hottest pepper on earth is the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper.
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Of all the mild, medium or hot peppers, this one ranks over 2 million on the Scoville. A few years ago, the Naga Bhut Jolokia, which also called the Ghost Pepper, was named the hottest. This changed to the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, which is called the Scorpion Pepper. This pepper is bright red and averages in size of a golf ball. While the hottest pepper on earth, after all the seeds have been removed, it also has a sweet taste to it as well. This makes it a desired ingredient by many chefs as it adds a certain flair to any recipe it’s used in.
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
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However, even once all the component and seeds are removed, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper can not be used as liberally as other peppers. There are two recommendations that any cook, experienced or otherwise, should be aware of when cooking with this pepper:
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1. Use gloves when handling these peppers. They can blister the skin severely.
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2. Anyone that is not an absolute hot pepper fan should never attempt eating the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion alone unless they are completely de-seeded. A person that knows peppers should examine it and make certain that all parts and pieces that can make this pepper its absolute hottest should inspect it before the causal hot pepper eater tastes it.
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