Candied Jalapeños

Name: Candied Jalapeños
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons cayenne (optional); 158 milliliters cider vinegar; 473 milliliters granulated sugar; 454 grams jalapeño peppers; 2 Freshly grated zest and juice of limes

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Candied Jalapeños a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegan recipe has 58 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 30. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. If you have cayenne, cider vinegar, juice of lime, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

If you are going to preserve conserve, prepare jars and lids: place 3 half-pint jars on rack in large pot.

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Add enough water to cover jars, and bring to boil over high heat. Boil for 10 minutes, then turn off heat and allow jars to rest in the hot water. Meanwhile, put bands and lids in small saucepan and cover with water.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Heat over medium heat until the water is simmering, then remove pan from heat and allow bands and lids to rest in hot water until ready to use.

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Frying Pan

Slice jalapeño peppers into 1/4-inch thick rounds.

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Peppers

Combine vinegar, sugar, cayenne, and lime juice in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sugar is dissolved and mixture is syrupy, about 5 minutes.

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Lime Juice

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Vinegar

Sugar

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Add jalapeños, bring mixture back to a simmer, and cook until peppers are slightly wilted and darkened, about 4 minutes.

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Peppers

Using a slotted spoon, transfer jalapeños to prepared jars. Return syrup to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.

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Syrup

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Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in lime zest. Ladel hot syrup over jalapeños in jars. Wipe rims of the jars, cover with lids, and screw bands on until just barely tight.

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Lime Zest

Syrup

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To preserve the jalapeños, place jars on rack in pot and cover completely with water. Cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, uncover pot, and allow jars to rest in water for five minutes.

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Water

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Remove jars from pot and allow them to rest undisturbed on countertop for six hours or overnight. If you are not going to preserve jalapeños, simply store jars in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

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