Canned Bell Or Banana Peppers Recipes

PICKLED PEPPER RECIPE FOR HOME CANNING

Steps:

• Begin by preheating your water bath canner.
• Divide chopped peppers between 5 half pint jars and top each jar with a garlic clove.
• Bring Vinegar, Water, Salt and Sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
• Pour the brine over the peppers in each jar, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes. (15 minutes for 1000-6000 ft elevation.)

PICKLED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice banana peppers into about 1/8" rounds. Thinly slice onions.
• Make sure your jars are clean and sterile. Add several onion slices and about 1-2 teaspoons of minced garlic to each jar.
• Pack peppers tightly into jars.
• Combine vinegar, water, turmeric, and canning salt and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and pour the hot pickling mixture into each of the jars, leaving about 1/2" of head space.
• Wipe the top of the jars then place a new lid on each and seal with a band.
• Place the jars on a heat resistant surface to cool completely. As the jars cool, you should here them "pop" as they seal.
• Label and date your jars. Enjoy

MARINATED CANNED BELL PEPPERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 215˚F. Wash all of your jars and lids with soap and warm water. Place jars in the oven on the bottom rack for 20 minutes or until completely dry. Boil your lids.
• In a large pot or dutch oven, combine 6 1/2 cups tomato juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, 3/4 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp salt, and 1/2 cup vinegar. Bring syrup to a boil and simmer 10 min.
• In the mean time, slice your bell peppers into 1/2" wide strips and add them to your pot. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until easy to poke through the skin side (20 -25 min). As your peppers soften, they will be covered with the liquid, just be patient and give it a stir every once in awhile.
• Transfer your piping hot bell peppers to your jars using a canning funnel (we bought this at Walmart and it makes the job so much cleaner and easier). We add mostly peppers and then fill in the spaces with syrup. Fill the jars to the top with 1/4-inch of space left at the top.
• Screw the lids on enough to keep the seal in place but don't overtighten them since air bubbles need to be able to escape.
• Place packed cans into the canning pot and cover with 1-2 inches of water. Bring to a boil and process 15 minutes. Remove from the pot with jar lifter and leave at room temperature undisturbed for 12-24 hours. You may hear a pop when the jars fully seal. After 24 hours, check that the seal has formed by pushing down on the center of the lid - it should not move at all. If the seal does not form, refrigerate marinated peppers and enjoy within 3 months.

CANNED BELL OR BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wipe off the peppers.
• Trim the stem to about 1/4 inch.
• Cut through pepper into 1-1 1/2 inch long pieces (small peppers would make two pieces by cutting in half).
• Have a cake pan on two burners with water in it.
• Put jars and lids in this water.
• In another pan, mix equal amounts vinegar and water and bring to boil.
• put cut peppers (or whole if you prefer) into hot jars.
• pour vinegar/water solution over peppers.
• add 1 tsp salt to each quart.
• wipe rim of jars.
• Place hot lid on hot jar of peppers and seal tightly.
• Place jar on a towel on countertop until cool and make sure it sealed properly.
• Put in a cool dark place for 6 to 8 weeks before eating.

CANNING PEPPERS (HOT OR SWEET)

Steps:

• Wash peppers before beginning.
• Roast peppers on all sides to blister the skin, using either a grill, stovetop burner or oven broiler for 8-10 minutes. A grill outdoors is my preferred method.
• After roasting, place peppers on a tray under a damp towel for about 15 minutes. This will help the skins slip.
• Remove the towel and slip the skins of the peppers. Be sure to use gloves for hot peppers. Working under running water in the sink helps the skins slip easier.
• Use a sharp paring knife to cut around the stem of each pepper and remove the stem, seed and core of each pepper. For hot peppers, simply cut off the top of each pepper and then remove the seeds. (Again, gloves are important here for hot peppers!)
• Pack the peppers into prepared canning jars, either as whole peppers, slices or dices. For whole peppers, smash the pepper flat before sliding it into the jar (3-4 whole peppers per pint). Be sure to leave 1 inch headspace.
• Prepare a pressure canner according to the manufacturers instructions. This usually means adding 2-3 inches of water to the bottom of the canner and bringing it up to a simmer with the bottom trivet in place.
• Bring a kettle of water to a boil on the stove and fill jars with boiling water, maintaining 1 inch headspace. De-bubble jars, adjust headspace, wipe rims and seal with 2 part canning lids to finger tight. Load into a preheated pressure canner.
• Place the lid on the pressure canner, but do not start bringing it up to pressure. Allow steam to vent for 10 minutes before adding the canning weight and bringing the canner up to pressure (see notes for pressure).
• Once at pressure, process jars for 35 minutes. Canning in pints or half pints is acceptable, but don't use quarts or larger jars. Be sure to maintain pressure for the entire process time, and if the canner drops below pressure, re-start the timer.
• Once the jars have processed at pressure for 35 minutes, turn off the heat and allow the canner to cool completely before removing the jars. (Don't ever attempt to rapid cool a pressure canner.)
• When cool, remove the jars and check seals. Store any unsealed jars in the refrigerator for immediate use. Properly processed and sealed jars should maintain quality on the pantry shelf for 12-18 months.

CANNING ROASTED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash peppers.
• Remove cores and seeds.
• Roast peppers using method of your choice.
• Cut into quarters; small ones may be left whole.
• Pack into quarter-litre (1/2 US pint) or half-litre (1 US pint) jars.
• Leave 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
• Optional: a pinch of salt per jar.
• Top up each jar with clean boiling water (such as from a kettle, for instance), maintaining headspace.
• Debubble; adjust headspace.
• Wipe jar rims.
• Put lids on.
• Processing pressure: 10 lbs (69 kPa) weighted gauge, 11 lbs (76 kpa) dial gauge (adjust pressure for your altitude when over 300 metres / 1000 feet.)
• Processing time: either size jar 35 minutes.