Cowboy Candy
Sweet-hot jalapeños and what to do with them — Cowboy Candy, Pineapple Cowboy Candy, Cowboy Candy Ribs, and Pepper Jelly Cheese Dip for easy snacking.
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The perfect treat to add to just about anything. Hotdogs, burgers, tacos, cream cheese etc!!!
Madeline LIngredients
- 2 cups Apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups Granulated sugar
- 2 cups Brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Cayennne Pepper
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 20-24 Jalapeños
Instructions
- 1Cut jalepenos with gloves to desired thickness.
- 2In a pot, mix all ingredients except peppers together and begin to boil on high for 5 minutes. Reducing the heat to a simmer for another 3 minutes.
- 3Cut the heat and add jalapeños. Then boil on high again for 5 minutes. Transfer jalapeños to your jars with a slotted spoon. 1/4 inch of the upper rim of jar.
- 4Boil syrup for another 7 minutes on high. Then let cool for about 5-10 minutes.
- 5Transfer syrup till peppers are submerged. Seal and let cool. Refrigerator ok for 1-2 months. (Or water can like I did for up to a year). Let them sit for at least two weeks for optimal flavor. Enjoy.
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A jar of candied jalapeños sits in the fridge door and quietly saves you. Spoon some over cream cheese, brush the syrup on ribs, pile it on a burger — one afternoon of simmering jars feeds you for months.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection in late summer when the pepper plants won't quit, and again in December when the party plate needs something people actually talk about.
Every recipe here is either the jar itself or a way to use it: Cowboy Candy and Pineapple Cowboy Candy, Cowboy Candy Ribs, Sweet and Spicy Pepper Jelly Cheeseball, Cheesy Thumbprint Appetizers with Hot Pepper Jelly, and Pepper Jelly Cheese Dip.
Quick Tips
- 1
Wear gloves while slicing
Two pounds of jalapeños will burn your hands for hours. Pull on disposable gloves and keep your fingers away from your eyes.
- 2
Slice the rings even
Cut peppers into 1/4-inch rings so they cook at the same rate and stay a little crisp instead of turning soft.
- 3
Save every drop of syrup
After you jar the peppers, keep the leftover syrup — it's the glaze for Cowboy Candy Ribs and a good stir-in for salad dressing.
- 4
Let the jars rest
The flavor is sharp the first week. Give sealed jars 2 to 4 weeks in a cool cabinet before you open one.
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