Pickled Sweet Hot Peppers Recipes

PICKLED SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut red and banana peppers into strips, discarding seeds. Pack peppers into 5 hot 1-pint jars to within 1/2 in. of the top. Divide the onion, garlic and oil among jars., In a large saucepan, bring water, vinegar, sugar and salt to a boil. Carefully ladle hot liquid over pepper mixture, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

PICKLED HOT PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place the banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, and serrano peppers into a large pot. Add the vinegar, water, garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Ladle peppers into sterile jars, and fill to the top with the liquid, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Tap jars on the counter to remove air bubbles. Place two piece lids on the jars.
• Place jars in the rack of a large, canning pan, and fill with enough water to cover the jars completely. Bring to a boil, and boil for 10 to 15 minutes. Refrigerate jars after opening.

PICKLED SWEET & HOT PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Cut sweet peppers into quarters, removing stems, seeds, and membranes. Line an extra-large baking sheet with foil. Place sweet pepper quarters, cut-sides down, on prepared baking sheet. Bake about 20 minutes or until skins are bubbly and dark. Place peppers in a clean, brown paper bag; seal bag. Let stand for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Using a paring knife, gently peel off skins; set sweet peppers aside.
• Remove stems and seeds from hot chile peppers. Slice into rings.
• In a large stainless-steel, enamel, or nonstick saucepan combine vinegar, water, sugar, pickling salt, and garlic. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove garlic cloves.
• Pack sweet and hot peppers into hot clean pint or half-pint canning jars, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Pour hot liquid over peppers, maintaining the 1/2-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids and screw bands.
• Process filled jars in a boiling-water canner for 15 minutes (start timing when water returns to boiling). Remove jars from canner; cool on wire racks.

SWEET PICKLED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Sterilize 2- 1/2 pint jars.
• Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seed and celery seed to a rolling boil.
• Place peppers in the 1/2 pint jars.
• Pour on the hot pickling juice and bring liquid to within 1/2" of the top.
• Be sure the edge of the jar has no juice on it.
• Place lids and screw on bands finger-tip tight.
• Seal jar and leave for 2 weeks.**.
• **This is an heirloom recipe that uses a method no longer recommended by the USDA/NCHFP (National Center for Home Food Preservation). Current guidelines recommend processing in a boiling water bath at least 10 minutes at sea level to 1000 feet in elevation (more time at higher elevations) and left to cool, upright and undisturbed, on a cloth-protected counter for 24 hours. Check for seal; if the jar hasn't sealed, either re-process the jars within the 24 hours or refrigerate and use first.