Pickled Jalapeno Rings Recipes

PICKLED JALAPEñOS

Steps:

• Slice Peppers: Wash peppers and cut off steams. Slice peppers into 1/4-inch thick rings. Wear gloves for this step to avoid burning your hands. And do NOT touch your eyes or any other sensitive body parts.
• Heat Jars: Place a rack into the bottom of a large pot. Fill pot with enough water to cover jars. Submerge jars in water. Bring water to a simmer, 180 degrees. Simmer jars for 10 minutes. (Since the peppers process for 10 minutes, you don't need to boil the jars.)
• Prepare the Brine: While the jars heat, combine vinegar, water, and salt medium saucepan. Boil for five minutes.
• Pack Jars. Remove jars from the water. Pack the peppers into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Add 1/4 teaspoon Pickle Crisp to each jar, if desired.
• Add Brine. Ladle brine into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Using a wooden chopstick, bubble tool, or soft rubber spatula, remove air bubbles. Measure headspace. Add more brine if needed.
• Clean Rim and Apply Lids. Wipe rim with clean, damp cloth. Place lid on jar. Screw on band to "fingertip tight." You should feel some resistance but you don't want to crank the band on too tight.
• Process Jars. Lower jars into pot. Water should cover jars by 1 to 2-inches after all jars are in the pot. Cover the pot. Return water to a boil. Process for 10 minutes. (Start the timer once the water returns to a boil.) Be sure to maintain a rolling boil during the entire 10 minute processing time.When processing time completes, turn off the burner and remove lid. Wait 5 minutes before removing jars from the pot. Lift the jars out of the water straight. Avoid tipping the jars. Place hot jars on a towel-lined counter or wood cutting board. Allow jars to cool for 24 hours.
• Check Seals. Press the center of the lid. It should not move. Remove outer ring. Gently try to lift the lid off the jar. It should not move. Wipe jars. Label. If any jar didn't seal, place into the refrigerator and enjoy within a week or so.
• Store: Place jars in a cool place out of direct sunlight. For best flavor, wait six weeks before enjoying the peppers.

CANNING PICKLED JALAPENO PEPPERS, JAR BY JAR

Steps:

• Wearing rubber gloves, slice your jalapenos into 1/8" thick rounds. Discard the stem end. If you will be canning these pickled jalapenos, then prepare your water bath canner, mason jars, and lids. Wash your jars and lids. Sterilize your jars in a large pot filled with water. Bring the water to almost a simmer over medium heat. Keep the jars in the simmering water until you are ready to fill them. Use a jar lifter to remove them from the water when you are ready to fill them, dumping the hot water back into the pot when you remove each jar from the water. Right before you are ready to can, put your lids in a small pot or bowl with hot, but not boiling water. Put some additional white vinegar in a small bowl, alongside a clean washcloth or paper towel. Keep the water in your canning pot at a simmer while you fill your jars. See The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving for additional guidance Combine the vinegar, water, & sugar in a medium saucepan and heat until just before it starts to boil. Add the salt, pepper, cumin, mustard seed, bay leaf, & garlic to each jar. Divide the jalapeño slices between each jar, packing them in compactly until jars are filled. Pour the hot vinegar mixture into each jar, leaving 1/2" headspace; a canning funnel is helpful for this. Insert bubble remover tool (or clean chopstick) down the side of each jar and press in toward the center to release any bubbles. Clean jar rims with a wet paper towel, dampened with white vinegar. FOR REFRIGERATOR PICKLED PEPPERS: Allow jars to cool to room temperature and then store in the refrigerator for at least 3 days before eating. The pepper slices will keep for several months. FOR CANNED PICKLED PEPPERS: Process using standard USDA water process canning procedures. Bring your large pot of water to a boil. The pot needs to be deep enough to hold enough water to cover the jars by 2". After filling the hot jars as directed above, wipe your rims with white vinegar, apply the lids and rims, tightening the rims until just 'fingertip tight'. Fingertip Tight means that you can tighten with your fingers only, that you won't use the palm of your hand or all of your fingers to tighten. Place your jars in the canner, making sure the jars are completely covered with water by 2". Add additional boiling water as needed to raise the water level. Cover canner and bring water to a gentle boil. Once water is boiling, process for 12 minutes, adjusting time as necessary for elevation. (see notes) At the end of processing time, turn off the heat, remove the pot lid, and let the jars sit in the canner for 5 minutes. Remove jars, keeping them upright as you transfer them to a rack. Allow the jars to cool completely, undisturbed, for 24 hours. Refrigerate any jars that do not seal. May be eaten within a few days, but best if allowed to marinate for several weeks. Good for at least 1 year.

PICKLED JALAPENO RINGS

Steps:

• In a clean 1 quart glass jar, layer a quarter each of the jalapenos, dill and garlic; repeat, filling the jar. In a saucepan, bring water, vinegar, salt and pickling spices to a simmer until salt dissolves. Pour into jar to cover peppers; seal. Let stand until cool. Refrigerate at least 7 days; store up to 1 month.

CRUNCHY PICKLED JALAPENO RINGS (MADE WITH PICKLING LIME)

Steps:

• Day 1:.
• Wash the peppers in cold water and slice into 1/4" rings.
• In a very large plastic or stainless steel container, combine the 1 cup of pickling lime and the gallon of water, stirring well to combine. Add the pepper rings, cover the container, and let it sit on the counter. The pickling lime will settle to the bottom of the container - this is normal. Soak the pepper rings in the lime water solution for 12hours. You can soak them for longer if you like, up to 24 hours, but 12 hours will do the trick.
• Day 2:.
• The next day, drain the peppers, cover again with cold water, and soak for one hour. Do this two more times, draining and covering with fresh cold water each time, until you have soaked the peppers in fresh water a total of three times, for an hour each time. This step is important; it removes all of the lime so the peppers will be acid enough to can safely. DO NOT SKIP ANY OF THE SOAKING STEPS. Drain the peppers and set aside.
• Sterilize 6 pint jars by boiling them for 10 minutes.
• Combine the 7 1/2 cups white wine vinegar, 1 3/4 cups water, 3 tablespoons pickling salt, and 3 tablespoons sugar in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, stirring so that the salt and sugar dissolves. As soon as the salt and sugar are dissolved, reduce the heat to medium and cover.
• Place 1 tablespoon of chopped shallots, 1 garlic clove, 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 bay leaf, and 3 peppercorns in each sterilized pint jar.
• Pack the peppers on top of the seasonings in the jars, leaving 1 inch headspace.
• Ladle the brine into the jars, covering the peppers and leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Using a bubble freer, chopstick, or plastic knife, remove any air bubbles. Add more brine if necessary, headspace should be 1/2 inch.
• Wipe the jar rims and threads with a clean, damp cloth. Cover with hot lids and apply screw rings.
• Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, then remove and let sit, undisturbed, for at least 12 hours before checking seals. It is important to let them sit undisturbed for 12 hours because the sealing compound on the lids is still cooling and hardening, completing the seal. While the jars cool, you will hear a "plink" type sound from each jar - this is the jars completing the vacuum seal as the final air escapes the jar. After 12 hours have passed, remove the bands and check the lids - press down in the center of the lid. If you cannot push the lid down any further, the jar is sealed. If the lid "gives" a bit, and you can push it down, the jar did not seal. You can either put the band back on the jar, and reprocess it for another 10 minutes, or you can just put it in the fridge and use it within 3 months.

INSTANT POT® PICKLED JALAPENO RINGS

Steps:

• Slice jalapenos into thin rings using a mandoline.
• Combine jalapeno rings, vinegar, water, garlic, sugar, and sea salt in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 0 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Ladle jalapeno rings and cooking liquid between 2 pint-sized jars and immediately place in the refrigerator to cool.

PICKLED JALAPENO RINGS

Steps:

• Pack pepper slices into 2 pint jars. Add 4 carrot slices, a bay leaf and two onions to each jar.
• Combine vinegar, water and salt in large saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour over peppers in jars.
• Seal and cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 1 week before serving.
• Note: These pepper rings make a wonderful topping for nachos.

PICKLED JALAPENO RINGS

Steps:

• 1. Start a large pot of water boiling and add your canning jars. I leave these on a low boil during the entire canning process. Start a second pot of boiling water for lids and follow the same process.
• 2. Mix together in a pot water, vinegar, salt, pickling spice. bring to a boil then turn to a simmer for duration of process.
• 3. When everything is at a boil for at least 10 minutes start packing your jars. I start with some dill. a couple cloves of garlic, peppers, dill, garlic, peppers. (alternating and layering until jar is full)
• 4. Ladle brine into jars, wipe rim to make sure it is clean before adding lid. Cap tightly.
• 5. Put bottles aside to cool, you should hear the canning lids pop or seal in 30 minutes or less.
• 6. Wipe jars down and put away for at least 7 days to finish pickling. Will keep on shelf probable a lot longer that you will actually let them after tasting. I actually found a jar I forgot about in the back of a cabinet that was at least 10 years old (i date my bottles) they were as just good as the first week after canning.