Naughty Nellie's Five Pepper Jelly

Submitted by Kaccy G.

"I got this recipe in my email sounds good although I haven't tryed it yet. An interesting ingredient in a number of sauces or just fantastic on warm tortillas or cornbread."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 jars

ingredients

• 340.19 g red bell pepper, 2 large
• 151.04 g green bell pepper, 1 large
• 1 large onion, fine dice
• 4 jalapenos, ribs and seeds removed,finely diced
• 9.85 ml salt
• 1182.95 ml sugar
• 354.88 ml red wine vinegar
• 118.29 ml lemon juice, fresh if possible
• 2.46 ml dried ancho chile powder
• 1.23 ml cayenne
• 2.46 ml crushed red pepper flakes
• 170.09 g liquid pectin
• 12.32 ml cumin seeds, whole,toasted

directions

1. Remove the seeds and stems from the bell peppers and coarsely chop them.
2. Place the chopped peppers in a food processor and process until they are finely chopped.
3. Put the processed peppers into a colander and add the onion, jalapeno and 1 teaspoon of the salt.
4. Allow to drain for 3 hours.
5. Press to extract as much of the moisture as possible.
6. Transfer the mixture to a large heavy non-reactive saucepan.
7. Stir in the sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, chile powder, cayenne, crushed red pepper and the remaining salt.
8. Bring to a boil, stirring, and cook for 10 minutes.
9. Add the pectin and boil for exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly.
10. Turn off the heat, stir in the toasted cumin seeds and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
11. Stir to distribute the chopped peppers evenly and pour into hot sterilized half-pint jars.
12. Wipe the rims clean with a damp towel and seal with new lids and metal rings.
13. Place the jars on a rack, without letting them touch, in a deep canning kettle with water to cover by 1 inch.
14. Cover the kettle and bring to a boil.
15. Once the water comes to a boil, boil for five more minutes.
16. Remove the jars to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely before storing.

Reviews

[KarlaOregon]

Absolutely wonderful, better than the few ingredient pepper jelly recipes.