Spicy Jalapeño Relish Recipes

SPICY JALAPEñO RELISH

Steps:

• Finely dice the jalapeños and red onions into small cubes, about 1/8 inch.
• Bring a medium sauce pan to medium heat. Add the celery seed and toast for about 1 minute, or until fragrant.
• Add the rest of the ingredients (peppers, onions, sugar, salt, black pepper and vinegar) to the pan and stir thoroughly.
• Bring the mix to a simmer and allow to cook for about 10 minutes, uncovered.
• Remove from heat when some of the liquid has evaporated, but it is still somewhat watery or runny. The relish will thicken as it cools.
• Allow to cool and add to a clean glass jar.
• Store in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks or waterbath can for long term storage.

CRANBERRY-JALAPENO RELISH

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the cranberries, orange juice, onion, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, lime juice, cumin and salt.
• Stir together and chill 2 hours before serving.

SWEET AND SPICY PINEAPPLE-JALAPENO RELISH

Steps:

• In saucepan over medium heat, sauté the onions, ginger, jalapenos, and cumin for 6 minutes.
• Add the rum and cook until almost all is evaporated.
• Add the pineapple, lime juice, and sugar, bring to simmer and then remove from heat.
• Stir in the cilantro, salt and pepper to taste.
• Note: Caution!
• Be sure to wear rubber gloves when preparing the chilies or you will experience an intense burning sensation in your hands not to mention what would happen should you rub your eyes!

SWEET AND SPICY PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Wearing rubber or latex gloves, trim tops off chiles. Working in batches, pulse chiles, bell peppers, and onion in a food processor until chopped into fine bits, about 1 minute per batch. Transfer to a nonreactive 3-quart pot.
• Stir sugar, vinegar, and salt into chile mixture and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring more frequently toward end of cooking to prevent scorching, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Pour or ladle relish into clean, wide-mouth, half-pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe rims clean with a damp paper towel. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Apply clean lids. Enjoy immediately, store in fridge 2 to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 6 months.

EASY SWEET & SPICY JALAPENO RELISH

Steps:

• Drain off peppers. Grind peppers in a food processor until consistancy of relish and place in a quart jar. Replace vinegar with sugar. Rotate jar every few hours until all sugar becomes liquid. Store in refrigerator and wait a few days and enjoy. Great on hotdogs. It will last almost forever in the frige, unless you're like me and can't resist.