Best way to store fresh jalepenos?

A friend just surprised us with a giant plastic bag full of fresh ones
- not too hot and lots of flavor. I know I'll have to resort to
stuffing some at some point to finish them off, but is there a
particularly good way to maximize storage time? Right now they're in
the plastic in the fridge, which I assume is the worst possible
method. Should they even be in the fridge? They're perfectly ripe
now.

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"AlleyGator" <AlleyGator@otheryellermeat.org> wrote in message
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>A friend just surprised us with a giant plastic bag full of fresh ones
> - not too hot and lots of flavor. I know I'll have to resort to
> stuffing some at some point to finish them off, but is there a
> particularly good way to maximize storage time? Right now they're in
> the plastic in the fridge, which I assume is the worst possible
> method. Should they even be in the fridge? They're perfectly ripe
> now.

Same way you store regular bell peppers. They **relatively** tender (in
terms of being bruised), and once bruised, they begin rotting pretty
quickly. Put them in a bowl to protect them from damage, and cover loosely
with waxed paper. You want to keep them JUST humid enough so they don't
shrivel, but not moist so they rot. If you use part of a pepper, get the
seeds and white part OUT before rewrapping the pepper.

"AlleyGator" <AlleyGator@otheryellermeat.org> wrote in message
news:42d51bd5.690984@news.individual.net...
>A friend just surprised us with a giant plastic bag full of fresh ones
> - not too hot and lots of flavor. I know I'll have to resort to
> stuffing some at some point to finish them off, but is there a
> particularly good way to maximize storage time? Right now they're in
> the plastic in the fridge, which I assume is the worst possible
> method. Should they even be in the fridge? They're perfectly ripe
> now.



Can you keep them in Olive Oil... or pickle them?



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"AlleyGator" <AlleyGator@otheryellermeat.org> wrote in message
news:42d51bd5.690984@news.individual.net...
>A friend just surprised us with a giant plastic bag full of fresh ones
> - not too hot and lots of flavor. I know I'll have to resort to
> stuffing some at some point to finish them off, but is there a
> particularly good way to maximize storage time? Right now they're in
> the plastic in the fridge, which I assume is the worst possible
> method. Should they even be in the fridge? They're perfectly ripe
> now.
>
> --
> The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
> At least now I have an excuse.

Do what they do in New Mexico


http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/...istrapage.html


Dimitri

"Dimitri" <Dimitri_C@prodigy.net> wrote:

>Do what they do in New Mexico
>
>
>http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/...istrapage.html
>
Wow. Too much work <G>

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

AlleyGator wrote:
>
> "Dimitri" <Dimitri_C@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> >Do what they do in New Mexico
> >
> >
> >http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/...istrapage.html
> >
> Wow. Too much work <G>
>


It's not actually that much work; just takes a bit of practise. But not
normally done with jalapenos but should work LOL.