My family and I enjoy adding Jalapeños to some of our recipes, both fresh and smoked.

What we don’t like is adding so much heat that it takes away from the flavor of the spices and of course the meat.
But by cutting back on the amount of Jalapeños we also lose that wonderful flavor.

So what I have been doing over the past few years is buy fresh Jalapeños and prep them two ways.

For mild with tons of flavor, I purchase fresh, remove all the seeds and pulp, dice and dehydrate for 6 hours.

For those that like it hotter, I do the same only leave all the seeds and pulp.

I just made a batch of Mac-n-Cheese Brats with some mild Jalapeño added.

Huge flavor and a real hit.


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