# One red jalapeño **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863 "2018-08-19T02:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/1 "2018-08-19T02:53:31Z")
I have one red jalapeño off of the our plant. What should I do with it? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/2 "2018-08-19T02:55:31Z")
Why you could make a hat, or a brooch, or a pterodactyl… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/3 "2018-08-19T03:37:37Z")
Chop it up in an omelet or make a small bottle of pepper sauce. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/4 "2018-08-19T03:47:40Z")
Make a small bottle of pepper sauce. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/5 "2018-08-19T03:51:34Z")
Use it anywhere that you would use a green one, but that also shows off the pretty colour. The taste of the red ones is not outstandingly different from the green ones, but they look great. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/6 "2018-08-19T03:51:59Z")
You can mix red and green peppers in pepper sauce. It will look pretty in a nice bottle. It’s easy to make. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/7 "2018-08-19T04:20:12Z")
Eat it! It’s just a ripe jalapeno, and will be a bit sweeter than a green one. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/8 "2018-08-19T16:11:48Z")
> [@DavidwithanR](#): > > Use it anywhere that you would use a green one… The thing is, there’s only one. Usually I make poppers, but it’s not worth it for one. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/9 "2018-08-19T17:18:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Why you could make a hat, or a brooch, or a pterodactyl… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/10 "2018-08-19T17:32:02Z")
You now qualify for membership in the Failed Pepper Growers of the PNW. Our numbers are legion. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/11 "2018-08-19T18:23:36Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The thing is, there’s only one. Usually I make poppers, but it’s not worth it for one. Well, if you wait, they’ll usually all turn red. Also, they’re usually a little hotter when ripe. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/12 "2018-08-19T18:42:48Z")
Personally, when I’ve grown jalapenos, I’ve let them all ripen to red, because I don’t know what the signal is for when I should pick them green. But the firstfruits of your plant, and just one of them? Just eat it straight. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/13 "2018-08-19T19:49:40Z")
If you were in my neighborhood I’d make an offer for it because one jalapeño is just about a perfect snack for my conure and either there’s a taste difference between red and green for him, or he just really likes the color because he definitely prefers the red ones. So… parrot snack. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/14 "2018-08-19T21:32:19Z")
Mince it up into scrambled eggs. Sprinkle a little cheese on top. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/15 "2018-08-19T23:14:34Z")
Take that one jalapeño, add [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igqo0-HnWSk&frags=pl%2Cwn) and you’ve got a fantastic minimalist casserole. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/16 "2018-08-20T00:04:36Z")
I made [this peach chutney](http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/08/14/peach-recipes-summer-kathy-gunst), with some minor variations\*, and it’s flippin’ delicious. I bet you could throw that jalapeno into a batch of chutney and enjoy the heck out of it. - chile flakes instead of a pepper, and regular raisins instead of golden raisins, since those were the ingredients I had; and I simmered it an extra hour or so until it darkened and thickened. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/17 "2018-08-20T03:02:40Z")
Most green peppers will turn red. That said, Weird Al would say, “Eat it, Just Eat It!” ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/18 "2018-08-20T18:46:31Z")
Am I the only one who opened this half expecting a variation of a one ton tomato? ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/19 "2018-08-20T20:20:52Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Am I the only one who opened this half expecting a variation of a one ton tomato? Wanda LaPeña, he’s calling Wanda LaPeña… There. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863/20 "2018-08-20T23:54:34Z")
I thought what my friend gave me this spring was a jalapeno plant. But the peppers grew pointing up, and they turned a delightful red. They look just like the Chili’s logo. Turns out they were fresno peppers. Basically red jalapenos I am led to believe. Pickling them at the moment. I’ll see how they do on nachos this fall. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863.md?page=2)