I've found myself with too many jalapenos, how do I pickle them for use in salsa later this summer?!
2 lbs fresh jalapenos , washed,and stems removed
2 cups vinegar
2 cups water
1/2 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pickling spices
Pack peppers into clean, sterilized jars, leaving a few inches at the top.
Bring vinegar, water, oil, salt, and pickling spice to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve salt.
Pour boiling sauce over peppers, leaving at least 1/2" headspace at the top of each jar.
Place caps on, and screw on lids firmly.
Process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
Remove bands when cool.
Check jars seals before storing; any that don't seal, refrigerate promptly.
Age several weeks before using.
Answers: Ingredients
2 lbs fresh jalapenos , washed,and stems removed
2 cups vinegar
2 cups water
1/2 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pickling spices
Pack peppers into clean, sterilized jars, leaving a few inches at the top.
Bring vinegar, water, oil, salt, and pickling spice to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve salt.
Pour boiling sauce over peppers, leaving at least 1/2" headspace at the top of each jar.
Place caps on, and screw on lids firmly.
Process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
Remove bands when cool.
Check jars seals before storing; any that don't seal, refrigerate promptly.
Age several weeks before using.
Just put them in a zip lock bag suck the air out of the bag and freeze them. Just make sure you get the air out of the bag so they don't get freezer burnt.
That you would need to look up in a canning book and while I was at it I would look up jalapeno jelly. That is expensive in the store. It would be a supper homemade gift!! Put me #1 on your gift list.
you don't have to pickle them, you can freeze them for later use. Just make sure you place them in an airtight seal to prevent any freezer burns.
You can freeze hot peppers in a zip lock bag. It works really well actually.
I chop mine or slice them and put them in freezer bags and freeze them. That way, I can use them in anything I want a little spice added to.