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