Pepper jelly

I use this recipe to make mine and use hotter than normal peppers in the process like Habanero, Trinidad Scorpion or Ghost. So fewer peppers go a long way.

First, seed and remove the pith from the hot peppers, then chop them up fairly fine. I'll use about 8 hot peppers for his part and be sure to wear rubber gloves when doing it or you probably won't like how your hands feel afterwards.

If using jalapeno or a milder hot pepper, you can use more.

Next, do the same with green, red and yellow bell peppers, usually 1 each for my recipe.

When all the chopping is done, pour 6 cups sugar into a pot, add 2 cups of vinegar and slowly bring it to a boil. Once boiling, add the peppers and stir them in and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Add your pectin to help make it set. I use two 3 oz. packets of Certo Pectin I get from Rouses. It comes in a box with 2 packets.

Stir that in very well and then ladle the jelly into clean mason jars to within 1/2 inch from the top. Wipe off any product from the top of the jar, cover with the sealing lid and screw on the retaining ring.

Once all jars are filled, put them on the countertop on a cloth and every few minutes flip the jars until the jelly starts to set. If you don't do this, the peppers will rise in the jars and set only on one end of the jar. Keep flipping until it starts to set, than leave it alone. By then, there should be peppers evenly distributed in the jars.


ETA: I've already made close to 4 gallons like this, all placed in pint jars that I give out to friends as a homemade Christmas gift from my kitchen.

I just use pint jars and will fill them and whatever is left I just put in a container to set to use right away. There always seems to be just a little overage.

That amount will make about 4 pint jars with a bit over. If you use 1/2 pint jars, then 8-9 of them.

I mostly buy quart jars for canning pickled okra, green beans, beets, pickles etc. because pint jars cost damn near what quart jars do=======and 1/2 pint jars are close behind in price. You don't get much break buying smaller jars.

I do sterilize my jars prior to filling. I don't put them in a hot water bath afterwards any more because it is vinegar based and has a good bit of capcaisin from the peppers in the jelly. I use to put them in a hot water bath for 15 minutes at 185 degrees before putting them on the countertop to cool, but found there is no difference in the end product if I don't.

It does take on a slightly orange/yellow color but that is mostly from the type peppers used. If you want a specific color, just add a few drops of food coloring to the jelly before jarring it up.

We've used this one for years:

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I bought a jar of habanero apricot jelly from a small country store in some random town in Tennessee about 4 years ago. I regularly think of going back there solely to buy more of that jelly. It was incredible.

If you're not buying it from Craig Sharry you're doing it wrong.

Texas pepper jelly

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12 oz Jar 2006 Scovie Award Winner!! This is the King of all flavors. Our Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly is enjoyed by everyone and can be used on anything. Used as a dipping sauce or glaze or as a secret ingredient in your favorite recipe or Pineapple Habanero Jelly can be enjoyed straight out of the jar. 

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I made this one last night, with habaneros and jalepenos. I'll let you know how it turns out after I let it sit for a week. This morning it appeared to have thickened very well.

And the rubber glove advice was a pro-tip. I felt the burn on my face later, after dealing with the peppers and taking the gloves off, when I rubbed my nose where my glasses are.

Thanks for the info.

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And the rubber glove advice was a pro-tip.

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When I make my pepper jelly, I usually don't make small batches and removing the pith and seeds from the hot peppers finds me wearing 2 latex gloves. I did it once with just 1 latex glove and the heat still came through the latex to my fingers.

The first time I did it, I didn't wear gloves and I was in misery for the next several hours or so as my left hand used to hold the peppers to chop them up fine was on fire.

Lesson learned and passed on.

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Try taking out your contacts after cutting peppers without gloves.

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I was thinking handling your man parts while peeing would be bad enough, but I can't imagine how that feels in your eyes.

On a side note, I saw a video of a Ghost Pepper eating contest that came out of India. The winner was a woman who ate something like 20 of them in the time frame and when she was done, she grabbed several peppers, crushed them up in her hands and smeared the stuff all over her face and eyes.

That made my eyes hurt just watching it.

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Texas pepper jelly

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