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Ehili or Cayenne Wine

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. a pint of brandy
  2. White wine
  3. an ounce of cayenne pepper
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Pound and steep fifty fresh red chilies, or a quarter of an ounce of cayenne pepper, in half a pint of brandy, white wine, or claret, for fourteen days.
  2. This is a bonne bouche for the lovers of cayenne, of which it takes up a larger proportion of its flavour than of its fire ;
  3. which being instantly diffused, it is a very useful auxiliary to warm and finish soups and sauces, &c.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife