How to pack banana peppers for pickling.
Mild banana pepper rings recipe.
The brine used to pickle the banana pepper rings.
If you like super thin pepper rings i suggest you use a mandoline slicer.
Try it with chips or as a side to grilled meats and fish.
After reading up on what others have done i decided to try the open kettle food processing method instead of a hot water bath.
Then put them in the jars and continue with this recipe.
Pour boiling mixture over pepper rings in jar put on flats and rings.
Let cool and check to make sure they seal.
Place pepper rings packed tightly in jars add garlic divide alum between quart jars.
Once the jars start to cool they will seal.
A trick i have found when i make my banana peppers is to soak the peppers in a salt brine 2 cups water 2 tbs salt and while soaking cover with ice.
Canning crunchy banana pepper rings after 2 batches i found the way i prefer to can banana pepper rings so they have a nice crunch to them the first batch i tried were way too mushy.
Pour hot vinegar water mixture over the peppers.
Bring the vinegar sugar mustard seed and celery seed to a rolling boil.
First start by slicing your banana peppers into 1 4 1 2 inch slices.
Stir until the mix is completely dissolved and nearing boil then remove from heat and allow the brine to cool to room temperature.
Bring this mixture to boil.
Then pack raw peppers into hot jars leaving 1 2 inch head space.
Press the peppers down in the jar and repeat.
In a saucepan over medium heat combine the white vinegar water kosher salt sugar mustard seeds optional and celery seed optional.
Jiggle shake and bang the peppers in the jar to ensure they are laying flat and taking up the least amount of space.
Mild onion kiwi banana and orange are spiced with a chopped pepper in this refreshing summer salsa.
The ice soak helps them stay crispy.
7 repeat with remaining peppers and jars.
Soak 2 3 hours or even overnight.
Pour brine over peppers to within 1 2 of the top.
Place the pickling spices in the bottom of the canning jar.
Then place the vinegar water and pickling salt in a medium saucepan and heat until boiling.
Remove wire bubbles adjust head space wipe rims and place lids on jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
Add the sliced banana pepper rings to the jar.
Stop adding peppers when the peppers reach the bottom of the rings on the jar.
In large pan put one quart vinegar 2 quarts water salt to taste and 1 4 cup sugar.
Boil flats in water.
Wipe off the rim and put lid and ring on.
6 add 1 clove of garlic to empty jar then pack banana pepper rings tightly into the jar.