We have an abundance of jalapenos right now from our garden. They would go bad before we could ever use them all so I dice them up and freeze them to use in recipes through the year. The only thing is that it is usually a painstaking job to dice them all while wearing gloves. ( You only need to accidentally rub your eye once to know why you need to wear gloves!) Thankfully I found a better way.
Yep my handy dandy food processor. I just cut the end off the peppers twist a knife inside them to remove the seeds and membranes, which you don't need gloves for as long as you only touch the outer skin. Then I toss them whole into the food processor and pulse a few times until they are the desired size. You really need to pulse it because it is easy to make jalapeno puree if you are not careful!
Here is what they look like when I am done...
A nice small dice - no juice ready to freeze. I just toss them in a freezer bag and they are good to go. When I want to use them I can just break off a chunk or loosen them up and shake in what I need. They will only be good for cooked recipes after freezing as with all peppers.
If I have an abundance of any pepper or just ones that will go bad before I use them I dice them up and freeze them to use in recipes later. They still taste great but would be too soft for eating uncooked. I am doing this with the long yellow peppers we are growing in our garden too. I am not sure what variety they are as the plants were a gift but they are long and yellow with a mild flavor.
Anyway, This is how I do it and I hope it is helpful to you.
Happy Wednesday!
Liisa
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