Hot Pepper Rings

4.09 from 35 votes

Make your own hot pepper rings to top pizza, burgers or sandwiches. To increase the heat of your peppers, do not remove the inner membranes from the peppers. Choose your favourite variety of peppers - mix and match or use one variety. Canning is optional, you can store these in the fridge.

Prep Time30

Cook Time10

Total Time40

Course: preserves

Cuisine: American

Keyword: condiments, hot peppers, hot sauce, quick pickles

Servings: 1/2 pint (250mL) jars

Calories: 139kcal

Author: Getty Stewart

Ingredients

6 cups sliced any variety
3 1/2 cups vinegar
2 cups water
2 Tbsp pickling or sea salt
2 Tbsp sugar
2 cloves garlic quartered

Instructions

Quick Pickle Hot Peppers

Wash and stem hot peppers.
Remove seeds and inner membranes if you'd like to take some of the heat out of the peppers, otherwise leave them in.
Slice peppers into even 1/4 inch thick slices. Wear gloves to keep your fingers from stinging.
Mix vinegar, water, salt and sugar in a non-reactive saucepan.
Boil for 1 minute.
Place 1/4 clove of garlic in each jar and pack with pepper rings.
Pour hot vinegar brine over peppers.
Remove air bubbles and push peppers underneath pickling liquid as much as possible, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace.
Let cool on counter then seal with lid and store in fridge for 1-2 months.

To Hot Water Bath Jars (read through before filling jars)

Fill large pot or canner with water so that jars are covered by 1" of water.
Check jars for cracks, wash with warm soapy water, rinse well and place in canner.
Heat jars in canner (no need to sterilize).
Fill hot jars as indicated above leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Wipe rim with clean cloth, seal with hot sealing lid, tighten screw band on top finger tight and process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.

Notes

Makes 8 half pint (250 ml) jars - nutrition information is per jar.

Make more or less by doubling or halving the brine recipe.

Keep them in the fridge for ~1-2 months or heat process in a hot water bath as indicated - source: National Center for Home Food Preservation.

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