Wednesday, December 15, 2010

bottled green chilies


placing the chiles in the roaster and torching them w/ fire for 3-5 minutes. or you can place them in the oven on broil. watch until it gets a little black and crispy.
then place in a garbage bag and close in an ice chest for 30 mins to let it steam.

pull the skin and seeds off the chiles (bucket on the right has skin and seeds in it)

rinse the chiles

fill pot approx. 1/2 full of water and add 2 cups of vinegar. add chiles and bring to a boil. then fill jar with this mixture and add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of salt. then place your jars in a steam bath for 15 mins.

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