Food - Drink
Bobby Flay's Best Jalapeño Substitute If You Don't Love Spicy Heat
By KAREN HART
Chef Bobby Flay loves using jalapeño peppers to spice up any dish. However, The Iron Chef also offers a great jalapeño substitute for those of us who prefer a milder pepper.
Flay tells Bon Appétit that if cooks want to use hot peppers that aren’t quite as spicy as jalapeños, they should try poblanos, which are larger and milder than jalapeños.
Flay explains that the bigger the pepper, the milder the spice. To sub in poblanos for jalapeños, he says to "roast, peel, and seed" them first before adding them to your recipe.
Even with peppers like poblanos, you should taste them before serving, since heat levels can be unpredictable in any peppers besides super-mild bell peppers or super-spicy breeds.