What Can I Make with a Fresh Jalapeno?
I made a soup last night with a fresh jalapeno. It was delicious. (and I will post the recipe below)
But, it got me thinking about jalapenos. What other uses are there for these spicy little guys?
Help me to feed my jalapeno addiction with your creative ideas….
What can I make with a fresh Jalapeno?
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May 9th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
My husband is a hot food fanatic. He slices fresh jalapenos puts them on his Burgers.
I personally use jalapenos when cooking fresh greens (collards, kale or turnip greens). I slice them very thin and add them with the greens while they simmer. It adds a nice flavor w/o being too spicey.
May 10th, 2006 at 7:28 am
My favorite recipe for using fresh jalapenos is in a soup, as I mentioned above.
What you need:
Fresh jalapeno
One medium onion
Chicken Broth
Can of Kidney beans (rinsed)
Just dice the onion and jalepeno (remove seeds first if you just want flavor and no spice).
Saute it in oil in a saucepan for about 4 minutes.
Then, add chicken broth and the kidney beans and bring it to a boil. Cook another 5 minutes or so and it’s done.
Options: You can, of course, add a can of diced tomatoes or sprinkle tortilla chips on top.
May 10th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
We love stuffed jalapenos (stuff with cream cheese and bread them).
And also there’s always salsa.
Kim
June 10th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Make your own fresh salsa by chopping fresh jalapenos, tomoato and onion. Toss with a little lime juice.
June 19th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
All of us in our family are jalapeno lovers too so we do lots of things with them. My favorite is to take diced potatoes found in the frozen section at Wal-Mart, fried with a little onion and add chopped chicken and jalapenos, then serve them topped with cheese burrito style. Sometimes we even smother these with green chili….yummy!
October 20th, 2006 at 4:09 am
I like to make mash potatoes and dice up some jalapenos and cheddar cheese and make some garlic paste and dice a lil onion and throw it all together let the cheese melt. mmmm yummy
February 11th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
[...] Our family just loves these hot little peppers and I can’t wait to try all kinds of new fresh jalapeno recipes with our first harvest this year. I have enough little plants sitting here that we should have plenty to spice up our meals all throughout the summer and fall. I may even have enough leftover to freeze. Last year I bought a bunch of them at the farmers market and ended up freezing almost half of them before they went bad. We’ve been enjoying them in chilies and soups ever since. [...]
September 10th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Got lots-o-jalapenos from your garden and need something to to with ‘em all? Make hot-sauce! For a basic sauce, boil up 1 pound fresh jalapenos (stems cut off) in 2 cups white vinegar & 1 teaspoon salt, for about 10 minutes, covered. After the pot cools, dump the contents into a blender and puree it thoroughly. Voila, hot-sauce! Under refrigeration, it will keep for months.