August 4, 2006
Freezing Jalapeños or Gueros
Philippe, Tucson CSA
If you can’t immediately use all the jalapeños in your CSA share on a given week, use the technique below to preserve them for future use.
Go local! Jalapeños and gueros are a great substitute for black pepper if you wish to give a dish a Southwestern accent.
Put gloves on!
Remove stem from chiles.
Quarter each chile and remove seeds and membranes with a spoon (if you like it spicy, leave seeds and membranes – most of the “heat” comes from them).
Place quartered chiles on a cookie sheet or plate and put in freezer for one hour.
Put frozen chiles in a ziplock bag and return to freezer. Take quarters out one at a time when needed in recipes.