Pickles Peppers Food

PICKLED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut 2 small slits in each pepper. Dissolve salt in 4 quarts water. Pour over peppers; let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly. , In a Dutch oven, combine the vinegar, sugar, garlic and remaining water; bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Remove garlic. Pack peppers into hot pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Carefully ladle hot liquid over peppers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles with a non-metallic utensil. Adjust lids. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

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.

PICKLES & PEPPERS

Steps:

• Put 1 cup of the flour in a shallow bowl and set aside. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 cup flour, the beer and Cajun seasoning. Let the batter sit for 5 minutes.
• Pour enough oil into a 3- to 4-quart saucepan to reach a depth of 2 inches. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep frying/candy thermometer clipped to the side of the pan without touching the bottom registers 350 degrees F.
• Dredge the pickles and peppers in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip into the batter and coat completely, then transfer to the oil. Fry, turning with tongs, until golden brown on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes total. Drain on paper towels and serve.

PICKLED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut 2 small slits in each pepper (wear gloves).
• Dissolve salt in 4 quarts water. Pour over peppers and let stand 12-18 hours. Drain and Rinse thoroughly.
• Combine remaining ingredients simmer 15 minutes. Remove garlic.
• Pack peppers into hot sterilized jars. Seal and process pints 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes 8 pints.

PICKLED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a small, dry skillet over medium heat, toast cumin and coriander seeds until fragrant and lightly darkened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pack peppers, garlic, toasted seeds, peppercorns, and bay leaves into a large resealable jar with a lid, or a few smaller jars. In a saucepan, bring vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar, and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil, stirring until salt and sugar have dissolved. Pour over peppers, leaving 1/4 inch space at tops of jars but fully submerging peppers (if they're not, top off with a 2-to-1-ratio mixture of vinegar and water). Cover and refrigerate at least 3 days and up to 1 month, or follow our canning instructions and store at room temperature up to 1 year.

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.