Can good pickled jalapenos be made from garden grown jalapeno peppers?
Yes, if you have a good recipe. Here is THE BEST: Using fresh Jalapeno peppers, blanch peppers for 3 minutes in boiling water. To prevent collapsing, puncture each pepper. Add the following ingredients to a pint jar packed with the blanched peppers before cooling occurs. 1/4 medium-sized garlic clove 1/4 teaspoon of onion flakes 1 small or medium bay leaf 1/8 teaspoon of ground oregano 1/8 teaspoon of thyme leaf (not seed) 1/8 teaspoon of marjoram 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil (olive, refined sesame, corn) Cover with boiling brine solution prepared as follows: Mix together: 3 tablespoons sugar 9 tablespoons salt 2 pints water 2 pints vinegar (5 percent) Close the containers and process 10 minutes in boiling water, then cool. Note: Jalapenos must be hot when brine solution is added. The addition of carrot slices adds color to the product.
