In article .com>,
aem > wrote:

> On Jul 24, 9:43 am, "Dave" > wrote:
> > I bought one of those big bundles of dried chili peppers a few months ago
> > and while they make a great base for my chili, I'm at a loss of what else to
> > use them for. I can only eat so much chili in the summer! :-)
> >
> Check out recipes from Sichuan and Hunan like:
> MaPo Dofu
> KungPao chicken
> Dong'an chicken
> Hunan Lamb

All of those call for smaller, differently flavored, and (much) hotter
peppers than the large ones that come on a ristra. And MaPo Dofu needs
Szechuan peppercorns, too. Those large New mexico chilis would make all
of them come out wrong.

Isaac