Banana Peppers Canned Food

CANNING HOT BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Use gloves when handling hot peppers.
• Sterilize four quart jars, lids and rings in boiling water.
• Taking one jar at a time, place as many peppers as you can into the jar.
• Mix the vinegar, salt and water together until dissolved in a sauce pan . Bring just up to a boil but do not boil and pour over peppers.
• Run a spatula or butter knife around the edges of the jars and press peppers to get all the air bubbles out.
• Wipe the rims of the jars with a clean cloth, place lids and screw bands on fingertip tight.
• Place in boiling water bath five minutes (no more or they will be soggy).
• After 5 minutes take out and set jars on a cloth-protected counter to cool (the lids will make a snapping sound).
• The ones that do not snap after the jars are cooled, store in fridge as you cannot put in water bather the second time.

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

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.

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.....CANNED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175°F.
• Put the jars in the oven until you are ready to fill them, this will insure that the jars will not break when adding the hot brine.
• Wash peppers and tomatillo, cut off the tops, slice down the middle and remove the vein and seeds.Cut the tomatillo in quarters, set aside.
• Chop the garlic in chunks and add 1 clove per jar chopped!
• Slice the jalapeno in chunks also so that you have 1 pepper per jar (keep the seeds for next years crop!).
• Pack the jars with the banana peppers, jalapenos and garlic. Add all other ingredients in a pot and simmer until the sugar is dissolved, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the hot liquid into the quart jars and seal.
• Do not put into a HOT WATER BATH, these will seal with the hot liquid.

CANNED BANANA PEPPER RINGS

Steps:

• 1.Prepare jars. I chose to just wash my jars in hot soapy water. I turned my oven on to 175 to put the jars in to keep them warm after washing.
• 2.Wash whole banana peppers to remove any dirt. Remove tops from peppers and cut peppers into rings. I cut my rings sort of thick, but you can cut them as thick or thin as you want. Also, de-seed if you choose to de-seed your banana peppers.
• 3.In a large pot, combine 7 cups of water and 7 cups of white vinegar. Heat on high until boiling.
• 4.At the same time, in a small pot, place jar lids and boil.
• 5.Once the jars and lids are boiling, turn on low heat.
• 6.Add 1 clove of garlic to empty jar, then pack banana pepper rings tightly into the jar. Add 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoons alum to the peppers. Pour hot vinegar-water mixture over the peppers. Immediately put on lid and ring to seal.
• 7.Repeat with remaining peppers and jars.
• Once the jars start to cool, they will seal.