If you’re looking for something different to do w/ all those peppers growing in your garden, here’s a quick and easy recipe. I love the sweet and spicy flavors of this jam! Want it more sweet than spicy… just use less spicy peppers, add some bell peppers or just omit the hot pepper seeds/ribs. This jam will wake up your palate in the morning!
Pepper Jam (recipe adapted from popsugar.com)
Ingredients:
Mix of jalapeno and fresno peppers (stems, seeds and ribs removed, leaving seeds/stems of only 3 or 4 jalapenos) – enough for 2 cups when minced
3/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
1 1/4 cups of sugar
1 tablespoon fruit pectin
Procedure:
1) Finely mince peppers in a food processor
2) Place a small plate in the freezer
3) In a large heavy-bottomed pot combine minced peppers, cider vinegar and sugar. Bring to a rolling boil over medium high heat and boil for 10 minutes, stirring often.
4) Add fruit pectin, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Remove pot from heat.
5) Remove plate from freezer and dab a small amount of jam on it. Return plate to freezer for 1 minute. If the jam has jelled and does not slide down the plate when tilted it’s done. If the jam slides down, continue to cook mixture for another minute and try the freezer test again. If the jam is the desired consistency it’s ready.
6) Let cool a bit, then ladle into a jar.
Yield: 10 ounces
Pick a peck of peppers!
Bruno
