If you have been a reader for very long, you have probably picked up on the fact that I love to eat smoked foods. Which is sort-of different for someone that doesn’t eat meat (besides fish anyway). I put this smoked tofu recipe into lots of dishes. I love smoked trout, and use it in everything from salads, dip, sushi, and savory pancakes. Well, here is another food I like to put on the smoker. Smoked Jalapenos in Carolina Mop Sauce will blow your socks off!
This recipe is so flavorful, yet so simple, it’s almost silly. I love to use these pepper in sandwiches, over polenta or pasta, or straight out of the jar! Of course, the recipe does require a specialized tool, a smoker. There are some inventive options out there for smoking foods if you don’t have a smoker. Do some research on using a grill for smoking, or smoking in the oven or covered skillet.
Variations on the Smoked Jalapenos in Carolina Mop Sauce recipe:
- If you don’t like the heat of jalapenos, try another pepper. I have smoked sweet banana peppers with success. Bell peppers might work as well.
- Carolina mop sauce has a sharp vinegary bite. If you want less bite, use a milder vinegar, such as white vinegar, and try using less of it, replacing some of it with water.
- I usually make huge batches of peppers when I smoke them. Increase the recipe as needed to make as many as you want!
- 1 pint jar, with lid
- 10-15 jalapenos, depending on size
- ¼ of a medium onion, sliced vertically
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 TBS water
- 1 TBS brown sugar
- Smoke whole jalapenos for 45 minutes at 225 F using mesquite wood chips and shavings.
- Let peppers cool until you can handle them. Remove seeds and slice into strips. Pack into a pint sized canning jar alternating peppers and onion slices.
- Mix together the vinegar, water, and brown sugar. Pour over jalapenos in jar. Let sit in the fridge for about a week. Serve on sandwiches, pasta, polenta, burritos, or tacos.
This post was shared at the Weekend Potluck and What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
I love these peppers!! Enjoy them on anything.
Yes! These peppers are so awesome!