Banana Pepper Food

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.

10 WAYS TO USE BANANA PEPPERS BESIDES TOPPINGS

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• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a banana pepper recipe in 30 minutes or less!

BANANA PEPPER RECIPES

Steps:

• Gather your fresh banana peppers.
• Choose a recipe in the list.
• Create the dish and serve it at your family table.

STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat an oven to 400 degrees.
• Slice the banana peppers in half lengthwise and core them out. Set them onto a large baking sheet.
• Heat the oil in a medium pan and add the chopped steak. Season with garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. Cook about 5 minutes, or until the beef/steak is cooked to your liking.
• Spoon the seasoned beef mixture into the peppers, then top each with shredded cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Alternatively, you can grill the stuffed banana peppers for 15 minutes, or broil them for 6-7 minutes, until the cheeses are nice and melty.
• Remove from heat and set onto serving plates.
• Top with chopped green onion, spicy chili flakes and hot sauce, if desired.

BAKED BANANA PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients together to get your cream cheese filling. Set aside.
• Clean Your Banana Peppers with cold water. Set them aside to dry.
• Once dry, slice the tops of each pepper. (just the top end) Next, slice the banana peppers in half lengthwise. Try to make as straight a cut as you can to end at the tip.Next scrape out all the little seeds. Do this part gently, because the banana peppers are fragile, you can easily split them or tear them.
• Fill each banana pepper halve with cheese mixture.
• Cover them and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Once chilled, dip the banana peppers into milk, then flour and set aside to dry about 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, dip them carefully into your beaten eggs, coating them entirely.
• Transfer them immediately to the bread crumbs and gently coat them.
• Transfer the bread crumb coated banana peppers to your baking sheet.
• Put them into a 350 degree preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.

BANANA PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat 2tsp olive oil, coarsely chop onion, and lightly saute them with garlic for about ten minutes.
• While sauteing: halve, clean and coarsely chop banana peppers.
• Add peppers and 1C chicken stock to pan, stir everything in and allow it to start to steam.
• Add to blender or food processor and puree with cream cheese and cream for several minutes, until smooth.
• Return to a deep pan, bring to near boil and thicken by SLOWLY adding cornstarch/water mixture until desired consistency is obtained. It should be just a touch thinner than chowder.
• Keep stirring.
• Use remaining chicken stock if you over-thicken it. Keep just below a boil for a few moments, stirring constantly.
• Add Parmesan- then salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve and Enjoy.

BANANA PEPPER SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the sauerkraut, banana peppers, vinegar, jalapenos, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and granulated garlic. Pulse until finely chopped and well combined. Taste and adjust the seasoning as desired.

STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix sausage, cheese, bread crumbs, salt and pepper, and egg together in mixing bowl. Season to taste. Adjust mixture with additional cheese and bread crumbs if too dry or moist - medium moisture for stuffing desired. Make a radial slice around the top of the banana pepper leaving the top intact. Pull back top and remove seeds if so desired. Gently stuff mixture into peppers. Place olive oil in hot saute pan. Gently place peppers in the pan and fry each side until browned. Place marinara sauce in middle of plate. Arrange peppers on top of marinara and grate the dry ricotta cheese on top of the hot peppers.