Pickled Hot Red Peppers
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




2 pounds hot red chili peppers small, fresh
4 Garlic cloves peeled OR- More if you like
8 whl allspice
24 Peppercorns
1 lrg Bay leaf torn into quarters
2 cups white vinegar
2 cups Water
2 teaspoons Salt
4 tablespoons olive oil as needed

Preparation

1 RINSE AND DRAIN THE PEPPERS; trim stems to a stub. Pack the peppers into 4wide-mouthed pint canning jars, dividing them equally. As the peppers arepacked, scatter among them a share of the seasonings: 2 In each jar place: 1 clove garlic split; 2 whole allspice; 6 peppercorns; and a piece of bay leaf. 3 Combine the vinegar, water and salt in a stainless-steel or enameled saucepan and heat the mixture to simmering. Pour the hot solution over thepeppers, covering them completely and leaving 1 inch of head space. 4 Removeany bubbles and add liquid if necessary to maintain head space. (If thereshould be insufficient solution to cover the peppers, make more in the sameproportions; no harm will be done if a few moments are required to do this.) Add enough olive oil to each jar to cover the surface of the liquid,about 1 tablespoon. Seal the jars with new two-piece canning lids, according to manufacturer's directions and process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath. Cool, label and store the jars. The peppers are good toeat after 2 weeks, but they will be better after at least a month's rest inthe jar. 5 Makes 4 Jars