Jalapeno

[sperry]

Hey there,
I'm a long time reader but a 1st time poster. I'm wanting to can some jalapenos but I'm wondering if I have to peel them 1st like some of the recipes I've seen. Sounds like a pain. Thanks

[sbemt456]

Hi Sperry, glad to see ya postin. As for jalapenos, if ya want to try ya patients you could peel them I suppose but am not sure you would have any friends left in the end. I pickled my jalapenos with the skin on them to use in various recipes. This method worked for me. Just refer to your canning book and pick a pickled pepper recipe and go at it. I like them chopped really fine and put into scrambled eggs. Makes em stand up and crow.

Have a great day!

stella

[DM]

You don't have to peel them, but they are fast and easy to peel if you do it like i do. I take a propane soldering torch, and with the pepper on a fork, i burn the pepper black all over. Then put it under cold water, and the blk burned skin comes right off...

DM

[sissy]

Hi sperry,
Welcome.
I don't peel mine ether. I slice top & bottom off, stick knife through about midway. I use pickling recipe out of ball book. MAKE SURE TO WEAR GLOVES WHILE PREPPING PEEPERS . I learned the hard way the first time I canned them. :eek:
Sissy

[NCLee]

Welcome!

You can also burn off the skins using the burner on a gas stove, grill or grill side burner, or a turkey fryer.

Yes, definitely wear gloves!!!!

Lee

[tufhelp]

Agree, no need to peel them at all. The pickling process makes the skin soft and digestible. We use a dill pickling solution and it works fine. Most times don't even process them; we do refrigerate after opening though. We usually do them one of two ways, whole with holes poked in the sides with fork or sliced about 1/4" thick. Pack the jars, bring the pickling brine to a boil and pour over, covering the peppers, cap with lid and ring. We also sometimes add some other veggies and or peppers, like rings on onions, florets of cauliflower, spears of carrot, one or two hotter peppers like habanero or Thai pepper just to tweak the hot pepper experience.

That warning to wear gloves is a good one, but along with that, remember not to touch any sensitive or mucus membrane like areas, you won’t forget that mistaken eye scratch or nose itch, or exposure to anyplace further south on the anatomy… Been there, suffered that!

[sperry]

Thanks for the help. I'll be sure to wear gloves.

[9er]

I just canned some yesterday: Pickled Jalapenos.

All we did was slice them into chunks. Added a clove of garlic, vinegar and some pickling salt. First time we have done this, so we won't know the taste for a while. But no peeling was involved.

[CanNerd]

I've never found the need to de-skin jalapenos because of their small size and I don't do the larger peppers if they are chopped up. This includes bell peppers.

It all kind of depends on the recipe and use of the peppers and whether the skin is going to come loose and take on a life of its own. The same situation exists for large tomatoes.