So I love and I mean LOVE jalapenos. Now granted I got these from the grocery store but none the less, this is some yummy stuff. I hope someone will try these for the first time, they are just great!
Step 1. Get yourself some jalapenos. Don't they just look yummy!
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Step 2. Cut those bad boys in half. If you don't like burning hands wear gloves, I like burning hands so I don't.
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Step 3. Remove everything, all you want left is the walls. I use a grapefruit spoon fyi, makes the job much easier.
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Step 4. Get some cream cheese, I add rosemary, garlic powder and black pepper to mine.
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Step 5. Stuff those babys! I put the cheese even with the cut.
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Step 6. I usually get a package of bacon and cut it in half. Wrap the bacon around the jalapeno and secure with a toothpick.
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Step 7. Get excited! They're about to go on the grill.
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Step 8. I cook them for a long time on the lowest setting. I use gas. I baste mine which most people don't do, but I feel it keeps the bacon a bit jucier and adds a hint of flavor. My baste tonight is water, rice vineger, chopped garlic, chopped onion and worchestershire sauce.
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These are great as an appetizer or as a side. I did steaks and chops tonight with a baked potato. Reccomened music for grilling jalapenos tonight is.
Mukeskinner Blues - Bill Monroe
Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley
Eight More Miles to Louisville - Grandpa Jones
Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff and His Smokey Mountain Boys
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More reasons to grow jalapenos....
For those who avoid spicy, there are quite a few mild jalapenos available now, many no spiciness at all. But when it comes to full jalapeno flavor they still have it. You can hold one of these mild peppers up to your nose and it smells just like a spicy hot jalapeno, but bite in and it is full flavor but no heat. These peppers are so easy to grow, we have started growing several additional plants and often substitute the peppers for the more finicky green bell peppers which for me are less than reliable as a crop. We and our family and friends just love this home made salsa, even better than what we have made with fresh tomatoes.
Salsa
Add the following to a food processor
¾ bunch cilantro and rough chopped
¼ white onion and medium chunks
1 bunch green onions and cut in 2 inch strips
1 jalapeño and rough diced, include a few seeds for heat
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can Rotel diced tomatoes and chiles
1 tablespoon salt
1 and 2 cloves of fresh garlic, finely chopped
juice of one lime, or to taste
ground cumin to taste
Blend in food processor until desired texture and consistency are reached.
Anything in this recipe can be modified to taste or preference. We use petite diced canned tomatoes (1 large can) and use the mild Rotel. We then spice to taste depending upon the heat in the jalapeno. Sometimes I add heat with jalapeno powder and/or Texas Pete. We serve the salsa with white corn chips. The wife doesn't care for onions so leaves those out for us, but then I add diced onions as a topper in my individual container. This is a really great summer snack and is so very easy to prep with a food processor.
For those who avoid spicy, there are quite a few mild jalapenos available now, many no spiciness at all. But when it comes to full jalapeno flavor they still have it. You can hold one of these mild peppers up to your nose and it smells just like a spicy hot jalapeno, but bite in and it is full flavor but no heat. These peppers are so easy to grow, we have started growing several additional plants and often substitute the peppers for the more finicky green bell peppers which for me are less than reliable as a crop. We and our family and friends just love this home made salsa, even better than what we have made with fresh tomatoes.
Salsa
Add the following to a food processor
¾ bunch cilantro and rough chopped
¼ white onion and medium chunks
1 bunch green onions and cut in 2 inch strips
1 jalapeño and rough diced, include a few seeds for heat
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can Rotel diced tomatoes and chiles
1 tablespoon salt
1 and 2 cloves of fresh garlic, finely chopped
juice of one lime, or to taste
ground cumin to taste
Blend in food processor until desired texture and consistency are reached.
Anything in this recipe can be modified to taste or preference. We use petite diced canned tomatoes (1 large can) and use the mild Rotel. We then spice to taste depending upon the heat in the jalapeno. Sometimes I add heat with jalapeno powder and/or Texas Pete. We serve the salsa with white corn chips. The wife doesn't care for onions so leaves those out for us, but then I add diced onions as a topper in my individual container. This is a really great summer snack and is so very easy to prep with a food processor.
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My wife and I made these once, just after we moved in together in our first apartment (circa 2005). Being young and dumb, I refused to wear gloves while cutting up the peppers.
Things began to go wrong when we set the grill on fire on the (wooden) balcony of our 2nd floor apartment because the bacon drippings were flaming.
Things got worse when my palms started burning so badly I couldn't do anything but hold bags of ice wrapped in wet rags. I was in so much pain I considered calling poison control to see if there was anything else I could do to get the burning to stop. I would rank that evening as one of my top 10 most miserable just under the times I've had stomach flu.
I honestly don't remember if the peppers were any good or not?
Things began to go wrong when we set the grill on fire on the (wooden) balcony of our 2nd floor apartment because the bacon drippings were flaming.
Things got worse when my palms started burning so badly I couldn't do anything but hold bags of ice wrapped in wet rags. I was in so much pain I considered calling poison control to see if there was anything else I could do to get the burning to stop. I would rank that evening as one of my top 10 most miserable just under the times I've had stomach flu.
I honestly don't remember if the peppers were any good or not?
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Just remember, whether you wear gloves or not, to NOT touch your face before you wash your hands...my husband can attest to that. 
His face burned for hours! But back on topic, I love both stuffed jalepenos and fresh salsa! This is our first year to grow our own jalepenos and our first pepper is just days away from being ready to pick! I can't wait to make my first batch of salsa! 
His face burned for hours! But back on topic, I love both stuffed jalepenos and fresh salsa! This is our first year to grow our own jalepenos and our first pepper is just days away from being ready to pick! I can't wait to make my first batch of salsa! -
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We love to make stuffed peppers, anaheim and jalapeno! We found it easier to put bacon bits in the cream cheese mixture to avoid the fire ball coming off of the grill! 
I can up the ante on the burning hands story though. I seeded about 10 pounds of jalapenos for a recipe one time and when done I started to run the seeds and other stuff down the garbage disposal. Instant pepper spray filled the kitchen. Worse than the baddest onions I ever got into. Eyes running and coughing
like a madman. They go on the compost pile now that I have one.
I can up the ante on the burning hands story though. I seeded about 10 pounds of jalapenos for a recipe one time and when done I started to run the seeds and other stuff down the garbage disposal. Instant pepper spray filled the kitchen. Worse than the baddest onions I ever got into. Eyes running and coughing
like a madman. They go on the compost pile now that I have one.
I too have been growing a bunch of hot pepper varities and sadly the one plant I have that is a true gem, was not labeled when I bought it at a local nursery last year. I wish I new what they were. They look like a jalapeno of some sort, green then turn to dark burgundy them red - but much much hotter. Maybe in the same family. The tree just won't stop producing. I use them in cooking, dehydrate the rest and grind them up to make our own chili powder as my crazy husband never seems to find anything he feels is hot enough. This year I have a variety growing and not quite sure if I will mix the various powders or separate them. Maybe you all can help though on a issue, many are full of green peppers, do they typically take longer then a reg. bell pepper to turn red? 
Now I know this sounds stupid, but I have some cherry bombs, and cayenne and lipstick (?) peppers, can you pick them green or is it best to wait until they are red? Also someone mentioned they freeze them, do you leave them whole, or what exactly do you do to the pepper and how do they turn out when you thaw them. Tahnks a bunch
Now I know this sounds stupid, but I have some cherry bombs, and cayenne and lipstick (?) peppers, can you pick them green or is it best to wait until they are red? Also someone mentioned they freeze them, do you leave them whole, or what exactly do you do to the pepper and how do they turn out when you thaw them. Tahnks a bunch-
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Your mystery pepper might be a serrano.
I use my peppers when green for the most part. Reds add some great color to recipes though and I think I heard that they have more nutrients and vitamins in them when red.
Freeze them whole if you like. They can turn a little on the mushy side though, good for adding to cooked dishes though.
I use my peppers when green for the most part. Reds add some great color to recipes though and I think I heard that they have more nutrients and vitamins in them when red.
Freeze them whole if you like. They can turn a little on the mushy side though, good for adding to cooked dishes though.