Hot Pepper Jam
After a few batches of pickled peppers, I decided I wanted to do something different with my last picking of hot peppers. After looking at a few recipes, I decided to try hot pepper jam. This recipe is adapted from the hot pepper relish recipe included in the Sure-Jell package.
1 package Sure-Jell
5 C sugar
1 C cider vinegar
4 C finely chopped peppers. (The recipe called for a mix green, red and jalapeño. I used only hot peppers. About 3 C jalapeño and 1 C banana peppers.)
Mix peppers, cider and Sure-Jell in a saucepan. Measure sugar out into a separate bowl. Bring pepper mixture to a full boil on high heat. Stir in sugar. Bring back to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Stir constantly. Ladle into hot jars. Boiling water process for ten minutes. Yield: 4 pints.
Some tips: Wear plastic gloves when working with the hot peppers. Seed and remove the membranes of the peppers if you don't like a lot of heat. The jam I made with only hot peppers with all the seeds and membranes removed has a wonderful flavor, but hardly any heat. Leave a few seeds to kick it up a bit.
Uses: Pepper jam is great poured over a block of softened cream cheese and served with crackers. It can be used on sandwiches like relish, and last night we used it as a dipping sauce for corn dogs. I think it would be delicious over chicken too.
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6 comments:
I paid too much for a sweet pepper version of this at a Tastefully Simple party last week.
Hey there, Just wanted to say you popped up when I googled hot pepper jam (like the 2nd on the page)... too cool. I personally have yet to make hot pepper jam, with so many different blends of peppers. I can't wait, this is the year. I've been buying someone elses for the past three years. Since I've finally decided that I really do like hot pepper jam, and found so many fun uses for it, I thought I would try to make it myself.
I have found it to be very good on chicken, as a glaze. Salmon, too. Um, the cream cheese is very very good. I've used it on shrimp and then grilled them... I keep trying to think of interesting ways to use hot pepper jam. I'm sure there are other ways I've used it but just can't remember right at the moment. I'm in love with it!
Kind regards,
Penny Sue
Yep, I forgot a good one... baked brie with hot pepper jam with whatever you want to smear bake brie on! It's delightful!
Penny
I like Pepper Jam as a topping on Ice Cream! Thanks for the clear recipe instructions.
Thanks so much for the recipe! I have a bunch of habernero peppers and may try those in this recipe. You popped up right at the top of a Google search of "hot pepper jam." Rock on!
THANKS, I HAVE A TON OF HOT PEPPERS AND DIDN'T WANT TO USE SWEET PEPPERS!!
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