Spicy-sweet pickled peppers are easy to make, and are perfect in sandwiches or just for snacking.
Canning spicy pickled peppers is a sure sign that it's pepper season. One of my family's favorite condiments, I plate them with hamburgers and hotdogs as an alternative to dill or sweet pickles. I like a little more kick when it comes to eating pickles, so I add at least one Habanero pepper to each jar.
Pickled peppers make a delicious spicy-sweet snack when served with cheese and crackers but they are best served on my Philly cheese steak sandwiches! Just wait until I post the recipe, you're going to love it!
I like the freedom that canning brings to recipes. I'm able to adjust the sugar level and add spices I enjoy. Nasty preservatives are never an issue; vinegar is the only preservative in the recipe.
Easy to make, very little mess, and there's no need to process the pickles unless you're putting them up for more than a month. They stay crisp and fresh for up to three months when refrigerated.
Spicy-Sweet Pickled Peppers
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20
Ingredients
- Yields 2 quarts
- 1 pound assorted chiles (poblano, hatch green, red and green bell peppers, jalapenos, habanero, etc.) about two or three of each variety
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¾ cup distilled vinegar
- 3 large garlic cloves
- big pinch of sea salt
- 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 6 bay leaves
Instructions
- Wash and sterilize canning jars to the manufacturer specification, keep them on the stove in hot water until ready to use
- In a heavy bottom stock pot combine sugar, vinegar and water
- Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved
- Add salt, coriander, bay leaves and peppercorns, and bring back to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook pickling liquid for 10 minutes
- Wash and towel dry the peppers
- Slice peppers lengthwise to resemble strips, remove white membrane and seeds (seed removal is optional, if you like a hotter mix, leave them in)
- If peppers are too long, cut tops leaving ¼ inch headspace
- Peel and slice garlic lengthwise
- Place pepper strips in hot jars lengthwise, alternating varieties so that each jar contains some of each pepper
- Add garlic strips evenly (2 or 3 per jar)
- Ladle hot pickling liquid over pepper mixture leaving ¼ inch head space
- Cover with lids and rims
- Process in a hot water bath for 5 minutes or refrigerate jars up to 3 months
Notes
- For detailed jar prep and sterilization click the link: http://wp.me/p2MUuI-sr
- Disclaimer: https://athomewithrebecka.com/home/home-canning-information-and-disclaimer/
More delicious canning recipes to try:
Meyer Lemon Habanero Pepper Jelly
Lisa
These look fantastic, I'm wondering if I can use cilantro instead of corridor as I don't have any corridor seeds? Also , can I add red pepper flakes instead of jalapenos for spice?? This is my 1,st attempt at pickling..
I been dieting for awhile n have lost 30#, so I'm looking to get flavor into my rabbit food, ha ha. I love pickles so thought I'd give this a try.. love spicy Mex food, but I care for my mom whose 95, n she doesn't like spice.. soo just making for me, 2, quarts be just perfect.. thank u so much for the recipe..
athomewithrebecka
Hello Lisa, Thank you for visiting At Home with Rebecka and inquiring about my Spicy-Sweet Pickled Peppers recipe.
Cilantro seeds and Coriander seeds are the same plant so yes, using what you have will work.
If you don't have fresh jalapeño peppers canned peppers can be used however, red pepper flakes will be a good substitute for the heat. Test your first batch of pickles starting with the addition of 1 tablespoon dried pepper flakes. The peppers will get hotter the longer they soak in the liquid.
Congratulations on your success losing weight. I love pickles when dieting. They are so full of flavor and help take the edge off hunger pains!
Let me know how the recipe turns out and thanks again or stopping in!
Rebecka
Dave doty
I just made these last night. The recipe says that it makes "6." So, I'm curious. 6 of what? The photo shows a quart jar. It wasn't pints, because it didn't even fill up four. I ended up doing 14 pints and did somewhere around 8 batches of liquid. The bottled peppers look fabulous. I'm sure that they will be tasty. I was just saying that the recipe is a little unclear.
athomewithrebecka
Hi Dave, So sorry my instructions were unclear. This recipe is suppose to make 2 quarts or 4 pints. I haven't made it since last year so I'll have to do a repeat to see where I went wrong on liquid measures.
I'm thrilled you tried the recipe and impressed you went as far to make 14 pints!! I'd love to hear from you concerning flavor of the peppers. Please let me know how they turned out for you!