Description
Joanna Gaines’ jalapeno drip jam delivers a spicy-sweet symphony of flavors that dance across your palate. Southern comfort meets bold creativity in this irresistible condiment you’ll want to spread on everything from fresh bread to grilled meats.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 medium white onion, ¼ inch dice
- 1 – 4 ounces (113 grams) jalapenos (diced), undrained
- 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar
Condiments and Seasonings:
- 2 tablespoons stone ground mustard
- 4 tablespoons (60 milliliters) unsalted butter
Instructions
- Prepare a medium saucepan and melt unsalted butter over medium heat (approximately 325°F/163°C), allowing it to become fully liquefied without browning.
- Incorporate finely diced onions into the melted butter, stirring periodically and cooking until the onions transform into a translucent, soft texture with delicate edges.
- Introduce brown sugar, chopped jalapeños with their natural juice, and stone-ground mustard into the saucepan, blending the ingredients thoroughly while maintaining consistent stirring motion.
- Continue cooking the mixture, observing as the ingredients merge and develop a glossy, slightly bubbling consistency that indicates the initial stages of jam formation.
- Reduce cooking temperature to low-medium heat, allowing the mixture to gently simmer and gradually condense, which typically requires approximately 25-35 minutes of patient reduction.
- Test the jam’s readiness by observing its ability to coat the back of a wooden spoon, ensuring a thick, clingy texture that signals proper thickening.
- Remove the saucepan from heat source and permit the jalapeño jam to cool completely at room temperature, which prevents condensation and maintains optimal texture.
- Transfer the cooled jam into a clean, sealed glass container with an airtight lid, then refrigerate for optimal preservation, which maintains peak flavor for up to 7-10 days.
Notes
- Take your time chopping onions precisely, ensuring uniform 1/4 inch pieces that melt seamlessly into the jam’s vibrant texture.
- Embrace the slow simmer, letting ingredients transform over 30 minutes while flavors dance and develop their deepest, most complex profile.
- Treasure every drop of jalapeño liquid; this spicy essence carries the secret to balancing heat and sweetness perfectly.
- Perform the spoon test confidently by coating its back with jam and observing how it clings – remembering it will naturally thicken during cooling.
- Allow complete cooling before sealing in containers, protecting the jam’s integrity and maintaining its fresh, robust character.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg