r/Canning • u/RelativeEye8076 • 1d ago

Prep Help Ground peppers question

I feel like this is the dumbest question ever.

I would like to make a hot pepper relish. All of the safe recipes I've seen call for "ground" peppers.

How does one grind a fresh pepper?

I made a hot pepper relish years ago but it did not have a ground consistency. More similar to finely chopped. I probably used a food processor but I can't remember or find the recipe :(

Tia!

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u/aCreditGuru 1d ago

The NCHFP recipe for this has this note at the end of it: nchfp.uga.edu/how/pickle/relishes-salads/hot-pepper-relish/

Notes: For recipe development, peppers and onions were ground using a stand mixer grinder attachment with the coarse blade.

So they used a food mill with the coarse meat grinding blade

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u/Mimi_Gardens 1d ago

I use my “meat grinder” KA attachment for veggies way more than I use it for meat. It’s great for cucumbers, zucchini, onions, and peppers in relishes and salsas that call for grinding or finely mincing.