How To Make Pickled Chiles Food

PICKLED HOT CHILES

Steps:

• Sterilize jars and lids:
• Wash jars, lids, and screw bands in hot soapy water, then rinse well. Dry screw bands. Put jars and lids on a rack in canner or pot and add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Heat water until an instant-read thermometer registers 180°F (do not let boil). Keep jars submerged in hot water, covered, until ready to use.
• Make pickled chiles:
• Bring vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a boil in a 3-quart nonreactive saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
• Drain jars upside down on a clean kitchen towel 1 minute, then invert. Tightly pack jars with chiles and add 1 garlic clove and 1/2 teaspoon pickling spices to each jar. Fill jars with pickling liquid, leaving 1/4inch of space at top, then run a thin knife between chiles and jar to eliminate air bubbles.
• Seal and process jars:
• Wipe off rims of filled jars with a damp clean kitchen towel, then firmly screw on lids with screw bands.
• Put sealed jars on rack in canner or pot and add enough hot water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, covered. Boil pickles, covered, 10 minutes, then transfer jars with tongs to a kitchen towel to cool. Jars will seal as they cool. (If you hear a ping, that signals that vacuum formed at top of jar has made lid concave.)
• After jars have cooled 12 to 24 hours, press center of each lid to make sure that it's concave, then remove screw band and try to lift off lid with your fingertips. If you can't, lid has a good seal.

QUICK-PICKLED CHILES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a nonreactive bowl. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate at least 24 hours and up to 1 month.

PICKLED CHILES

Steps:

• Pack the chiles into 2 (1-quart) jars and add enough water to come within 1/2-inch of the rim. Pour the water out into a measuring cup. Note the volume, pour off half the water, and replace it with sherry vinegar. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of salt for every 3 cups of liquid.
• Pour the vinegar mixture into a nonreactive saucepan and add the bay leaves, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, marjoram, and garlic. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Pour the hot liquid into the jars to cover the peppers, and screw on the lids. Refrigerate for up to 1 month.

PICKLED HOT PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash hot peppers; drain.
• Pack peppers into hot, sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/2" headspace.
• If desired, place 1 head fresh dill or 1 1/2 tsp. dill seed in each jar.
• In saucepan, combine water, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, and dried pepper. bring to boiling.
• Pour hot pickling liquid over peppers, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath (pints) 10 minutes.