Szechuan peppercorns?
 

I have Szechuan peppercorns I received from Thailand to add to Kung Pao chicken. Does anyone know how to separate the seeds from the husks? They are a dental nightmare. :eek:

A source for de-seeded peppers would be fine, also.

Gracias! Well, uh, maybe...謝謝你

Pat

I wouldn't get fresh from them, but for dried ingredients and spices, I've had good luck just using amazon. If you pay $79 for the prime membership, there's no shipping on any of it and I know that I've saved much more than that.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...%20peppercorns

There's ground ones on the second page

For the ones you have, have you tried grinding a couple and dropping them in water to see if the seeds will sink?

I did order through Amazon. The site said that they were de-seeded. I had thought of soaking them and then re-drying the husks, but I wonder how, or if, it would effect the taste or effervescent sensation it produces. No reason not to try, though, unless someone has a better suggestion.

Pat

i use these guys
 

very good quality products
http://www.thespicehouse.com/spices/...rcorns#content

Thanks, Herdbull. I contacted them and they have exactly what I looking for.

Pat

I did not realize the had to be hulled. I am glad they are legal again. They were illegal to import for a while.

I get all my spices here, very reasonably priced. It doesn't say if they are hulled but they have a toll free number, and I find them to be very helpful.

They always send a little jar of a free sample with your order, nice touch.

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penze...ppercorns.html

We have one here in Phoenix, I have a whole freezer full of Penzey's spices.....(Yes you can freeze bulk spices) Turkish Bay Leaves, red pepper flakes, Spanish Rosemary, Bouquet Garni etc. Great place to shop.

Thanks, Gypsy.

Perfect! My wife makes occasional runs to PHX to shop at Smart & Final. ;)

Pat

Ah, ha! They have a store in Tucson, too.

Pat

Ha, me too! Have your tried their cinnamon blend? I really like it.

PSM, request a catalog...it is not your typical kind of catalog and provides some great info on all of their spices. It's one of my favorite things to get in the mail.

When I order online I always get a small freebie jar of something with my order and every month they have a special free spice with the purchase of a certain dollar amount (smallish, like 10.00 or so)

I downloaded the .pdf catalog, but it says that it has the seeds:

Pat

Cool!

Consider signing up for the monthly catalog, great recipes and special offers every month...

I just signed up for the catalog. Thanks for the tip!

Cool I'm sure you'll love it!