Pickled Hot Chiles Recipes

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.

PICKLED HOT PEPPERS

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, water, oil, salt and spices in a stainless steel pan (not aluminum).
• Bring to a boil, turn off heat, cover and and let flavors develop while you do the rest.
• Wash and dry peppers, Trim stems but leave some on.
• Put 2 cloves of garlic in each canning jar (sterilized etc).
• Alternate peppers and sliced onions.
• Pack tight with 1 inch headspace.
• Bring liquid back to a boil, and pour over peppers leaving one inch for air space.
• Top with lids, screw on bands, and process in waterbath canner for 10 minutes.

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.

PICKLED HOT HUNGARIAN WAX CHILES

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except the chiles in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Divide chiles among airtight, glass containers. Pour hot mixture into containers to cover chiles. Let cool completely. Cover, and refrigerate at least 3 days or up to 1 month.

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.

PICKLED HOT CHERRY PEPPERS

Steps:

• Trim cherry pepper stems. Divide peppers, garlic, bay leaves, and peppercorns among 2 quart-size and 1 pint-size sterilized glass jars.
• Bring vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves. Pour hot pickling liquid over peppers, leaving 1/4-inch headspace at tops. Can in water bath for 15 minutes.