Freezing Jalapeno's

[pawoodswalker]

I make a lot of ABT'S everyone seems to love them, so i decided to plant some Jalapeno's in my garden. I only planted a dozen plants and have more peppers than i know what to do with.Was wondering if anyone has ever froze them,I dont know if they would get soft or not. I am also thinking of making some ABT's up and freezing them. I think I may give it a try and see how it works.

 

[pineywoods]

A few plants go a long way don't they

  I picked a full 5 gal bucket full on Saturday

 

[SmokinAl]

You can freeze them. They freeze just like any pepper. They don't get soft.

 

[biaviian]

Yes, as others have said, they freeze well.  Here is a great site if you ever need to know how you prepare fruits/vegetables for storage.  It also contains info on picking them.

http://www.pickyourown.org/allaboutcanning.htm#freezing

 

[eman]

 Buy a bushel of japs when i can find them on sale and halve , seed and freeze for pepper jelly. They get a little soft when thawed .but not enough to hurt anything.

 

[scarbelly]

I am lucky enough to get them for less than a $ lb regularly so I just buy them fresh but if I had to I would freeze them in a heartbeat

 

[pawoodswalker]

Thanks for the input. will be freezing a bunch this weekend

 

[daddydon]

There selling those puppy's down here for 2.99 a pound.. Killing me!

 

[alelover]

2.99 a pound. Yikes. .99 here

 

[SmokinAl]

They are $.83 a pound here.

They are also nice & big, 3 to 4 inches long.

 

[venture]

They will soften when frozen as any pepper will in a home freezer.  The flavor will still be fine though.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[sqwib]

Been freezing all my Red Japs to make a chipotle powder, so far seems fine.