Candied Jalapeños

GrateEggspectations

Likely not worthy of a standalone thread, but I recently served some of these to a fellow kamado/cooking enthusiast and they set to work on replicating the recipe. 

Details are available at https://www.thechunkychef.com/candied-jalapenos/

Dead simple and delicious. Just watch the turmeric on this counters.

kl8ton

Love them and they do deserve their own thread.  They sell them at a boutique deli I just visited.  Also, at a pig roast a couple years ago, they were branded as "Cowboy Candy."

I could eat that whole jar!

GrateEggspectations

@kl8ton

Thanks. I have not yet tasted the results of this batch, but I have to admit that I munched on more than a few jalas while slicing.  

I’ve heard of “cowboy candy”, but I can’t say I recall that they referenced these. Good to know the lingo. Thanks!

lousubcap

You've got a winner right there! 

Legume

https://www.peppertraders.com/zen/index.php?main_page=index

This company makes bread and butter jalapeños, not as sweet and really good. We always had a stock of these in our pantry in Texas.  As good as they are, it's an even better story about the company that produces them.  Click on the About Us link at the bottom of the page.

Gulfcoastguy

Last time that I made them I used both green jalapenos and red ripe ones.

alaskanassasin

Outstanding @GrateEggspectations

lkapigian

Love this stuff ! Cowboy Candy , thanks for sharing 

Canugghead

Looks good! I made cowboy candy long time ago, have to check out your recipe. Years ago, @TexanOfTheNorth cranked out a batch with professional looking label and distributed to all eggheads at the local eggfest. Few years ago @caliking brought us a generous care pack that included a jar of Texas candied jalapenos, loved it!

Ozzie_Isaac

Bookmarked!!  Thank you

johnmitchell

Yes sir!!

GrateEggspectations

Thanks, all. I make these for my wife because she loves them and wants them on absolutely everything! 

caliking

Canugghead said:

Looks good! I made cowboy candy long time ago, have to check out your recipe. Years ago, @TexanOfTheNorth cranked out a batch with professional looking label and distributed to all eggheads at the local eggfest. Few years ago @caliking brought us a generous care pack that included a jar of Texas candied jalapenos, loved it!

Glad you enjoyed those @Canugghead  

caliking

I'm no connoisseur of candied jalapenos, but I sense a project in the making. Time to round up some mason jars. 

Gulfcoastguy

caliking said:

I'm no connoisseur of candied jalapenos, but I sense a project in the making. Time to round up some mason jars. 

If you use both red ripe jalapeños and green jalapeños it looks like Christmas in a jar. I use a mandolin to slice themes at 1/4 inch(with care of course).

hondabbq

I make 10 lbs of jalapenos into these all the time. 
Last time i diced up some pineapple and jarred up with the left over syrup. 

GrateEggspectations

hondabbq said:

I make 10 lbs of jalapenos into these all the time. 
Last time i diced up some pineapple and jarred up with the left over syrup. 

Pro move with the pineapple. I must say that I also like your 10 lb approach. I only made 2 lbs and they really tend to shrink in the process, as evidenced by my photos. 

shtgunal3

Got this in email today. Sounds good.

https://www.traeger.com/recipes/cowboy-candy-ribs?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20250604_us_calendar_email_ff_traeger-kitchen_cowboy-candy-ribs-website_sl-a&utm_content=cta-1&utm_marketing_tactic=remarketing

GrateEggspectations

shtgunal3 said:

Got this in email today. Sounds good.

https://www.traeger.com/recipes/cowboy-candy-ribs?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20250604_us_calendar_email_ff_traeger-kitchen_cowboy-candy-ribs-website_sl-a&utm_content=cta-1&utm_marketing_tactic=remarketing

Looks like I have a head start on this one. 😁

Canugghead

Was grocery shopping for other stuff and heard these guys yelled 'take us home'!
pic to follow after editing

GrateEggspectations

Canugghead said:

Was grocery shopping for other stuff and heard these guys yelled 'take us home'!
pic to follow after editing

Would triple “like” if I could. 

FrostyEgg

Welp I know what i'm doing this weekend.

Elijah

I plan to as well. I wonder how well they'd chamber sealer after cooling. 

Canugghead

Elijah said:

I plan to as well. I wonder how well they'd chamber sealer after cooling. 

Go for it. My two cents, I know I said this many times:
1) make sure it's completely cooled, even lukewarm is bad
2) leave plenty of head space
3) watch like a hawk and press manual STOP if/when you see liquid bubbling towards the seal bar before the cycle is over.

Edit: Chamber sealing doesn't sterilise it, so it still needs to be refrigerated?

Canugghead

Went for triple with some tweaking... 2.5x marinade for 3x jalapeno, ratio turned out perfect with very little leftover liquid (for salad dressing!).

One jar for immediate consumption, five jars canned in water bath.  I could have chamber sealed all of them (nod @CTMike) but I don't have enough fridge real estate.

Did I say immediate? Should have made at least 5x.

fishlessman

ghost pepper, sweet with a little heat

https://youtu.be/Imy5zzV_rlM

GrateEggspectations

@Canugghead

Love it. How were they?

Also, where is the mayo at?

Canugghead

@GrateEggspectations It tasted great, will probably be even better over time. Too lazy for mayo, I drizzled the juice on the upper piece though. Thanks for sharing.

Legume

Wife found some Jalapeno plants that were bred intentionally to be hotter than normal, kind of the opposite of the Texas A&M variety that was bred to be milder. We have a few plants in the ground, hopefully we'll have a good crop, they would be good for this.

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

Wife found some Jalapeno plants that were bred intentionally to be hotter than normal, kind of the opposite of the Texas A&M variety that was bred to be milder. We have a few plants in the ground, hopefully we'll have a good crop, they would be good for this.

Nice!  Grocery store jalapeños are so mild I’ve started using serranos if I want a little heat.  And I prefer Caribe for poppers.

GrateEggspectations

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Wife found some Jalapeno plants that were bred intentionally to be hotter than normal, kind of the opposite of the Texas A&M variety that was bred to be milder. We have a few plants in the ground, hopefully we'll have a good crop, they would be good for this.

Nice!  Grocery store jalapeños are so mild I’ve started using serranos if I want a little heat.  And I prefer Caribe for poppers.

Or you could just put a drop or two of Da Bomb in your batch. 🔥