Jalapeno Salt
Add some zip to your dish with this delicious jalapeno salt! It's the perfect blend of flavor, salt and spice for nearly anything you can think to use salt on!
Ingredients
- ½ cup dehydrated jalapenos about 10
- 1 cup coarse kosher salt
Instructions
- Wash and dice fresh jalapenos. Spread them on a dehydrator tray and dehydrate for 6-10 hours at 125f, or until completely brittle.
- Add the ½ cup dehydrated jalapenos to the bowl of your food processor and pulse 2-3 times. The goal here is to break up the jalapenos into smaller pieces before we add the salt. lt. If you don't mind a finer salt, skip this step.
- Once the jalapenos are chopped down a bit, add 1 cup coarse kosher salt.
- Pulse the food processor until the salt and jalapenos are completely combined and the texture is as desired, less blending will equal larger pieces while more blending will result in a finer grind.
- Transfer the salt to an airtight container for storage and add to a shaker or salt bowl when required.
Notes
* See HOW TO: DEHYDRATE JALAPENO PEPPERS for more information on dehydrating jalapenos
* Wear a mask while blending this jalapeno salt if you've got one. It's strong!
how to use jalapeno salt
- add it to your GUACAMOLE
- rim your margaritas with it
- use it in the rub for your SMOKED RECIPES
- sprinkle it on popcorn or POPCORN BALLS
- add to PEPPER JACK MAC, or CHEESE BREAD, or to finish your SOUS VIDE GREEN BEANS
- sprinkle it on SMOKED ALMONDS, or on SMOKED PUMPKIN SEEDS
Batch:
This recipe whips up about 1 1/2 cup of jalapeno salt. It can be scaled easily up or down, though, at the rate that you'll use this salt, I don't recommend all the work for a half batch - it will be gone too fast! Scale:- 5 jalapenos (1/4 cup dried) - 1/2 cup coarse salt
- 10 jalapenos (1/2 cup dried) - 1 cup coarse salt
- 30 jalapenos (1 1/2 cups dried) - 3 cups coarse salt
Storage:
As with any dried herb or spice, this homemade jalapeno salt should be kept in an airtight container in a cool, dark cupboard. It will keep well over a year as the salt will help preserve the dried peppers too!Recommended Equipment + Ingredients
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 0.2kcalCarbohydrates: 0.05gProtein: 0.01gFat: 0.003gSaturated Fat: 0.001gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.001gSodium: 1886mgPotassium: 2mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 0.03gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.02mg
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