Hello Everyone,
I have four Biker Billy Jalapeño plants with ripening fruit. What to do with all those peppers? Here is a simple recipe for pepper rings that'll give you some shelf life using the water bathe. As we all know, these are great on salads, sandwiches, nachos, etc. I made ten 1/2 pint jars that will go onto my pantry shelf for enjoyment throughout the year. This can be made without the sugar, carrots, onion and garlic, too. I like the sugar in this recipe as it adds a touch of sweet to the sour vinegar flavor. You can choose to leave it out, if preferred. Feel free to expand the recipe as you like! Add your favorite spices, too! The simplist and most pure method is to use just the peppers and brine, and they'll still taste good!
Ingredients:
30 ripe Jalapeño Peppers, sliced
3 Carrots, sliced (optional)
1 Sweet Onion, cut in half and sliced (optional)
1 Garlic Clove per jar (optional)
1 Teaspoon Pickling Salt
Favorite Spices (optional)
3 cups of 5% - 7% White Vinegar
1-Cup Water
1 T Sugar
Method:
Enjoy!
Jim
I have four Biker Billy Jalapeño plants with ripening fruit. What to do with all those peppers? Here is a simple recipe for pepper rings that'll give you some shelf life using the water bathe. As we all know, these are great on salads, sandwiches, nachos, etc. I made ten 1/2 pint jars that will go onto my pantry shelf for enjoyment throughout the year. This can be made without the sugar, carrots, onion and garlic, too. I like the sugar in this recipe as it adds a touch of sweet to the sour vinegar flavor. You can choose to leave it out, if preferred. Feel free to expand the recipe as you like! Add your favorite spices, too! The simplist and most pure method is to use just the peppers and brine, and they'll still taste good!
Ingredients:
30 ripe Jalapeño Peppers, sliced
3 Carrots, sliced (optional)
1 Sweet Onion, cut in half and sliced (optional)
1 Garlic Clove per jar (optional)
1 Teaspoon Pickling Salt
Favorite Spices (optional)
3 cups of 5% - 7% White Vinegar
1-Cup Water
1 T Sugar
Method:
- Sterilize everything - Cutting board, knives, bowls, spoons, jars, lids and bands and set in clean workspace, reserved as the sanitation station. This can be accomplished by using a dishwasher or a product like Star San. The good thing about a dishwasher is the jars will already be warm when you pour the hot brine into them. I started the dishwasher and then proceeded to cut everything
- Rinse and slice peppers, carrots and onion into rings
- Simmer water, vinegar, salt and sugar until salt and sugar are dissolved. My wife made the brine. She prepared two batches of brine to cover the peppers in the 10 jars
- Spoon peppers into jar, pressing with the spoon to get as many peppers into the jar as possible
- Fill jar with simmering brine to an 1/8 inch from top
- Use a butter knife and run along sides of jar to remove any air bubbles in the jar
- Place lids and bands on jar and tighten
- Using canning equipment, boil jars in water bathe for 10 minutes, remove to counter and allow the tops to "pop" and the jars to cool
- For best results, wait 4-6 weeks to cure the peppers
- Yields ten ½ pint jars
Enjoy!
Jim
), so I used shallots instead. I like the flavor so much, I'll never make them with garlic again!
for you! What an awesome score! 
