Here is the equivalent of the legendary pineapple on pizza question that made many pizzaioli in Italy question the meaning of life. BUT……big but. This makes a lot of sense, and trust me, I would have this on Pizza every time. It likes spice and strong flavours, hence pepperoni and chilli go well with it. You want to use it as a sweetener to strong salty flavours.

  • Tips

    This is the easiest thing ever. You just chop, mix and marinate overnight.

    Please note, I suggest you sterilise the jar by simmering it in boiling water for 10 minutes. It will ensure that it will stay for longer in your cupboard.

    The fun with this is to find the chillies that you like. I tried to go super hot with habanero chillies once, and it just overpowered the honey. Not just on heat, but flavour. Get yourself any red chillies at the supermarket and start by mixing a well-chopped chilli with honey and leave overnight to get the base of a start to the perfect hot honey.

    My suggestion is to take some of the flakes out of the chillies you are using (maybe half and half). The trick is to balance heat and flavour. Taking out the flakes will soften the heat and intensify the chilli flavour. So it could be that you like one without any flakes at all.

    Frankly, I am leaning towards that. So you have lots of red skin in the honey, which looks amazing and gives it that nice kick without overwhelming the dressing.

  • Ingredients

    soft squeezable honey

    lots of chillies

  • Method

    The fun with this is to find the chillies that you like. I tried to go super hot with habanero chillies once, and it just overpowered the honey. Not just on heat, but flavour.

    Get yourself any red chillies at the supermarket and start by mixing a well-chopped chilli with honey and leave overnight to get the base of a start to the perfect hot honey.

    My suggestion is to take some of the flakes out of the chillies you are using (maybe half and half). The trick is to balance heat and flavour. Taking out the flakes will soften the heat and intensify the chilli flavour. So it could be that you may like one without any seeds at all.

    Frankly, I am leaning towards that. So you have lots of red skin in the honey, which looks amazing and gives it that nice kick without overwhelming the dressing.

    If you are lucky, you get this right the first time. But you may need the first attempt, and to wait 24 hours to understand how much chilli and flakes you need.

    Oh yeah, I forgot, no pizza this evening? Make a Milano salami sandwich with jalapenos and cover it in hot honey. Vegetarian? Roast some red peppers, mozzarella, jalapenos, and you know what in that sandwich!