Chipotles (smoked Jalapenos)

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs red jalapenos or 2 lbs green jalapenos
• 1/4 cup pecan wood chips

Recipe

• 1 fire up any kind of smoker: dry, water, electric, side or stovetop. keep heat very low, under 230 degrees if possible.
• 2 stem your peppers, but don't seed them. place peppers in a single layer on the grate.
• 3 using pecan (traditionally) or another wood according to your taste, bring up a good dense smoke. keep the smoke as dense as possible, while keeping a very close eye on the heat.
• 4 when using a stovetop smoker, after bringing the smoker up to temperature and producing smoke, reduce the heat to low. the process will take a lot longer but you won't cook your peppers.
• 5 check them every hour or so. they're ready when they have shrivelled up and look like dark leather.
• 6 i just put mine in a canning jar, put on the lid and keep them in the cupboard. they keep nearly forever, if they are smoked through.
• 7 if you want to pack them in adobo, this is a good recipe: #140353 adobo de chile [url]http://www.recipezaar.com/140353[/url].