How to Preserve Hot or Sweet Peppers

Preserving hot peppers


Get your gardens ready and be sure to plant plenty of hot and sweet banana peppers. If you don’t plant a garden you can buy a plentiful supply of peppers at any local farmers market. This is an easy wat to preserve hot peppers without canning.

I like hot peppers on pizza, sandwiches, and even in salads. This is a simple brine, and it's so easy to make, for preserving hot and sweet peppers so you can enjoy them all year long.

We especially enjoy finding the hot banana peppers, and cutting them into rings. I pack the peppers and seeds tightly into every jar. Add you garlic and seasoning, then pour in the brine. Top off with olive oil and close the tightly.

In about two weeks you'll be enjoying tasty hot peppers for whatever you choose to put them on, it’s that easy to preserve hot peppers without canning.

 Now here is all that you need to make the brine:

·  1/2 white vinegar to 1/2 water (equal amounts) we used 4 cups of each

Now add these ingredients to the jars:

·  1 tsp of salt
·  1/2 tsp. of Oregano or Italian seasoning
·  3 cloves of Garlic, per one jar
· Olive oil (we use light olive oil)

Instructions To Preserve Hot Peppers:
  1. Boil the brine for 25 minutes, and then let it cool
  2. While the brine is cooling, cut the hot peppers into rings, about 1/4" or more  (Be sure to wear gloves)
  3. Add the salt and oregano to the bottom of each the jar
  4. Pack the peppers tight into the canning jars (you can use pint or quart jars)
  5. While you're packing add cloves of fresh garlic (we added 3 per jar)
  6. Pour the cool brine into the jars to cover the peppers. Just enough to cover the tops.
  7. Add the 2 tablespoons of oil on top of the brine
  8. Seal the jar and give it a few shakes to mix it up well.
  9. Wait two weeks before using
  10. Enjoy!!!

Preserving hot peppers
Here are the simple ingredients for the brine


Preserving hot peppers
Cut your peppers into rings and pack them tightly in the jars

 Tip: After you empty your jars of these amazing peppers save the garlic in the jar. Now you can use the garlic for cooking.


As always thanks for stopping by and enjoy.

22 comments:

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    1. Hi Dave, Great looking and tasting!! Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

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  2. I want to try making this recipe. My boyfriend loves hot peppers on everything.

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    1. Hi Sandy, Your Boyfriend is going to love these, and they are not that hard to do. Thanks for stopping by. have a great evening.

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  3. I would love to try this Sam. I love eating peppers preserve. I have seen that it´s in season now as the peppers are cheap in the supermarket. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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    1. Thanks Thelma so much for stopping by, I hope you're having a wonderful day :)

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  4. I can't imagine why I have never done this, especially since we like peppers. Maybe this season ... we'll see how well my peppers do in the garden!

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    1. Hi Fay, I hope your peppers do well this year and you give this a try. It really is pretty easy to do. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  5. Yum....my son has peppers so hot that he won't touch them without heavy rubber gloves on....and he has a bumper crop.

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    1. Well that sounds pretty hot to me Olivia! I sure hope you guys enjoy them. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

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  6. This is such an easy to follow recipe...even I could do it! Thanks.

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    1. It is really easy Candy, and the peppers are so good all year long. Thanks for stopping by.

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    1. You are very welcome Laurie. I'm just about ready to start this years harvest. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  8. Sam, Thanks for this recipe. I've been looking for one to try ever since my late mother passed in 1995. She pickled what she called brine pickles and they were delicious. The recipe was lost, but this sounds a lot like it. Maybe I'll try it. Thanks again.

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    1. Hi Nancy, I hope this one works for you. It is a very simple way to preserve and I don't know of any reason that it wouldn't work for pickles. I think I'll try it myself. Thanks!!

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  9. Hi Sam are they jalapenos or the lighter green peppers?

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    1. No, they are not jalapenos, just the lighter hot peppers. There no reason why you couldn't use jalapenos though or even a combination of the two. Thanks so much for stopping by :)

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  10. What is the purpose of the olive oil? We pickle our peppers in just water and vinegar and spices.

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    1. That is a very good question Tracey. This is a family recipe that has been passed down for years. I always thought the oil made them last longer. Now I'm not sure. Thanks :)

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  11. These sound really easy to do as most pickles are which is why I love pickling I like the idea of mixing them..why the oil though as Tracey has mentioned as well :) Shared :)

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    1. These are really easy to make Carol. As I mentioned to Tracey, this recipe has been in the family for years. I always thought the oil made them last longer but now I'm not sure. Thanks :)

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