Quick Pickled Banana Peppers
Quick Pickled Banana Peppers offer a crunchy, tangy addition to meals using fresh banana peppers combined with minced garlic and a vinegar-based brine. The preparation involves slicing the peppers and pouring a warm seasoned vinegar mixture over them, resulting in pickles that can be enjoyed crisp after only 30 to 60 minutes or left to soften further with extended marinating. This pickling method is adaptable, allowing for sweetness or heat by adding sugar or spices, making it a versatile condiment for sandwiches, salads, or snacks.
Ingredients
- 14-16 oz banana peppers fresh
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1.5 cups vinegar (white vinegar, wine vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar)
- 1.5 cups water
- 1/2-1 tsp salt sea salt
Instructions
- Clean your mason jar.
- Bring water and vinegar to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- While you wait for the pot to boil, slice your peppers into discs, discarding the stem.
- Fill jar with banana peppers.
- Once water-vinegar mixture has reached a boil, add minced garlic and salt and remove from heat.
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes, then pour over banana peppers in your jar. Allow jar to reach room temperature.
- Once your jar-o-peppers has cooled, slap on the lid and pop in the fridge. That's it! You can dive in while they're al-dente in 30-60 minutes if you'd like (they'll have a fresh crunch) or give them a good 24+ hours or so to soften up a bit and marinate in the seasoned vinegar. For even softer peppers you can add the freshly sliced peppers and garlic to the vinegar mixture while boiling and let the peppers blanch for 5 minutes before allowing to cool and jarring.
Notes
- Use a 32 or 38 ounce mason jar for ample space to hold the peppers and vinegar mixture.
- To sweeten the pickled peppers, dissolve ½ to ¾ cup sugar in the heated vinegar before pouring over the peppers.
- Add jalapeños or red pepper flakes to increase the spiciness of your pickled peppers.
- Incorporate whole spices like coriander, mustard, or celery seeds for additional flavor complexity.
- For softer peppers, blanch sliced peppers and garlic in the boiling vinegar mixture for 5 minutes before cooling and jarring.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 19 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 9
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 9kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 53mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 70IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 17.4mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.