I had a video popup on my YouTube suggestions a few days ago about making Cowboy Candy. That let me down the rabbit hole of related videos. It seems like there are a lot of varieties on the origins and the recipe to use. Like usual I took the best of each of them and combined it into my own.
I started with 20 large store bough jalapenos and a few smaller, but more ripe ones from my garden. I ran them thru my Ninja food processor in slice mode. I did the same with an extra large red onion. Then I salted and mixed it well with About 2-3 tablespoons of sea salt and let it sit in the fridge overnight.
This drew out about a cup of liquid. It shrunk quite a bit. The liquid was discarded.
I also diced up about 1 1/2 cups of fresh pineapple.
Next up was team spice.
4 Tablespoons of Brown Sugar
2 cups of raw sugar
1 Tablespoon of Mustard Seeds
1 Tablespoon of Fennel Seeds
1 Tablespoon of Cumin
1 Tablespoon of Coriander Seeds
2 Tablespoons of Onion Powder
3 cups of Apple Cider Vinegar
These were all heaping Tablespoons.
I first placed all the spices and seeds in a coffee grinder and broke them down into a powder.
I used a large deep pot make sure there was no way I would boil over the molten sugar onto our fairly new stove top. I added all the ingredients above and brought it to a boil for about 5 minutes. Then I added all the peppers and pineapple. I waited until it boiled again for 5 more minutes then brought it to a simmer for another 5.
This made enough to fill (EDIT) a 48 Oz jar.
I took a few bites while it was still hot and it exceeded my expectations.
I started with 20 large store bough jalapenos and a few smaller, but more ripe ones from my garden. I ran them thru my Ninja food processor in slice mode. I did the same with an extra large red onion. Then I salted and mixed it well with About 2-3 tablespoons of sea salt and let it sit in the fridge overnight.
This drew out about a cup of liquid. It shrunk quite a bit. The liquid was discarded.
I also diced up about 1 1/2 cups of fresh pineapple.
Next up was team spice.
4 Tablespoons of Brown Sugar
2 cups of raw sugar
1 Tablespoon of Mustard Seeds
1 Tablespoon of Fennel Seeds
1 Tablespoon of Cumin
1 Tablespoon of Coriander Seeds
2 Tablespoons of Onion Powder
3 cups of Apple Cider Vinegar
These were all heaping Tablespoons.
I first placed all the spices and seeds in a coffee grinder and broke them down into a powder.
I used a large deep pot make sure there was no way I would boil over the molten sugar onto our fairly new stove top. I added all the ingredients above and brought it to a boil for about 5 minutes. Then I added all the peppers and pineapple. I waited until it boiled again for 5 more minutes then brought it to a simmer for another 5.
This made enough to fill (EDIT) a 48 Oz jar.
I took a few bites while it was still hot and it exceeded my expectations.
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