How To: Dehydrate Jalapenos
Use your food dehydrator to make homemade dried jalapeno peppers. This easy guide will walk you through how to make them and how to use dehydrated jalapenos.
Ingredients
- 10 fresh jalapeno peppers
Instructions
- Wash 10 fresh jalapeno peppers well in cool water. Allow them to air dry, or dry with a soft, clean kitchen towel.
- Slice off the stem of your peppers and ream the inside of the pepper with the handle end of a spoon, this will dislodge the membrane and seeds.
- Decide how you'd like them prepared:
Rings - Slice your jalapeno in 1/4 - 3/8" rings, leaving the seeds intact if desired.
Strips - Slice your jalapeno in half, then cut into 1/4" strips.
Diced - Slice the jalapenos into strips, then dice to desired size.
Halves - Slice the jalapenos in halves.
Whole - no further prep required. - Place the prepared jalapenos onto the racks of your dehydrator then dehydrate at 125f until desired doneness. The doneness depends on your intended use. This can range from 6-12 hours depending on the size of your peppers and the desired doneness.Leathery - Dehydrating the jalapenos until the leathery stage is ideal for peppers you want to rehydrate or use in cooked recipes.Brittle -Continuing past the leathery stage and drying the peppers until they are brittle is ideal if you plan on turning the dried peppers into a powder.
- Allow the peppers to cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.
Notes
how to rehydrate dried peppers
Remove desired jalapenos from the container and soak in hot water for 5-10 minutes until they reabsorb enough water. You'll know they are rehydrated when they start to look like the pieces you had before you dehydrated.storage information
Keep your dehydrated jalapenos in for up to a year in an airtight container. I like to use small mason jars. Dehydrated jalapenos can also be vacuum sealed and stored in the freezer.