Whenever I use jalapeños, or any other spicy chile for that matter, I always employ the same simple technique for seeding that ensures my hands and eyes won't burn. Here's how I do it:
- Flatten the plastic baggy that the jalapeños come in on the counter next to a cutting board. Place the jalapeño on the cutting board and slice the stem off, then slice in half lengthwise.
- Set the jalapeño half in the middle of the plastic baggy. Fold the plastic over to cover the jalapeño.
- Taking care not to cut the plastic with your nail, gently scrap out the seeds into the plastic.
- Repeat with remaining half and prepare jalapeño according to your recipe.
It's a lot easier than wearing gloves! How do you seed chiles? Share your methods below.
BHS
Lee Angel
CAFe'NOIR
Nothing worse than a nice eye burn from the jalapeno....good tip.
1Awesome tip! Chief, been there and done that! *wincing*
2i wish i would have thought of doing this years ago! would have spared me some pain a couple of times!
3Great tip, although I don't normally seed my jalapeños. I like heat.
4I usually just scrape the seeds out with a teaspoon and don't rub my eyes when de-seeding chillis. Can't really buy many different types of chillis here though and the only jalapenos you can get are in a jar.
5Brilliant tip, Party, if I must say so myself. Chief, I've done that a few times. Take out the contact, try to put it back in, and .... AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
6Ha, cool tip. I do something pretty similar...I make "baggie gloves" out of sandwich baggies when I cut jalapenos. I put them around my hands and then just peel them off when I'm done.
7I use gloves, years ago when I first used a jalapeno in a recipe, I didn't wear gloves and just handled the pepper- needless to say I will never make that mistake again, I have extremely sensitive skin and my hands burned all night long! The only thing that helped was vinegar and then I ended up stinking but it was so worth it!
8Wow! Great tip!
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