Simple Recipe for Pickling Peppers

Simple Recipe for Pickling Peppers

This is a bit like you'll find in Mexican restaurants. Great when you want to serve the peppers as a side dish or at a picnic, especially if you like spicy carrots like I do.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound jalapeno peppers, quartered
• 1/2 pound sliced carrots
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon pickling salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon white pepper (optional)
• 3 cups white vinegar
• Dash of your favorite hot sauce

Directions:

• Bring the white vinegar to a boil in a small pot.
• Add the sliced carrots, boil 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Pour Contents into a jar, screw on jar lid, and let cool.
• Refrigerate.

Pickled Jalapeno Peppers

Ingredients:

• 1 pound jalapeno peppers
• one-pint jars with lid (sterilized)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tbsp fresh garlic, chopped
• dash of basil
• dash of oregano
• dash of thyme
• Boiling brine solution (1 pint 5% vinegar, 1 pint water, 2 tbsp sugar, 5 tbsp salt)

Instructions:

• Poke a small hole in each jalapeno, then blanch for 4 minutes in boiling water. The holes will keep the peppers from collapsing.
• Add the peppers to the jars.
• Before the peppers cool, add onion, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, and olive oil.
• Pour in boiling brine solution. Ideally, you will have this mixture begin to boil as you begin to blanch your peppers.
• Cap the jar tight and boil in boiling water for 15 minutes.
• Allow to cool, and refrigerate.

Please NOTE: The jalapeno peppers have to be HOT when you add your brine.