Jalapenos are a very hot variety of chili peppers. However, there are growing and cooking technologies that can significantly reduce the severity of the product. Therefore, jalapenos are successfully used in cooking.
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How to use jalapenos?
Naturally grown peppers are almost impossible to eat, although there are lovers of fresh jalapenos. The burning aftertaste remains for several hours. They even pick pepper in rubber gloves, as its juice irritates the skin significantly. Nevertheless, in Mexico the product is very popular and almost no meal can do without hot pepper.
To reduce the severity of the pepper, you must remove all the seeds along with the core. In addition, marinating allows eliminating the burning taste. Jalapenos are often used in the preparation of tomato sangrita soft drink, which is used to drink tequila. Peppers are stuffed, added to vegetable stews, and used to make salsa.
Red peppers are dried, chopped and used as seasoning. Often jalapenos are smoked. At the same time, pepper acquires a pronounced aftertaste of haze and chocolate. In Italy, jalapenos are added to pizza, while in the USA peppers are used in the production of chips. Sometimes, jams and preserves are made from hot pepper.
Jalapeno recipes are quite diverse, but fresh pepper is rare in Russia. You can use pickled jalapenos, which sometimes go on sale.
Jalapenos in bacon
20 peeled peppers cut lengthwise into 2 halves. Forest mushrooms are mixed with a small amount of heavy cream, fresh finely chopped greens and a chicken egg. Peppers are stuffed with minced meat and covered with grated cheese.
Each piece is wrapped in a thin strip of bacon. Then, peppers are spread on a baking sheet, greased with vegetable oil, and sent to the oven, heated to 200 ° C. After 20 minutes, the jalapenos in bacon will be ready.