Hot and Sweet Pickled Peppers
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




6 pounds hot peppers
6 garlic cloves
3 cups sugar
2 2/3 cups white vinegar, 5%% acidity
2 2/3 cups water
3 3/4 teaspoons pickling salt

Preparation

1 Wash peppers and slice into rings. You can remove core and seeds or leave them intact. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, water and pickling salt. Bring to a boil. Add sliced peppers and return to a boil. Remove from heat. 2 Place a clove of garlic in each hot, sterilized pint jar. Use tongs to immediately fill jars with hot peppers. Fill jars with remaining liquid leaving 1/2-inch head space. Carefully run a nonmetallic utensil down inside of jars to remove trapped air bubbles. 3 Wipe jar tops and threads clean. Place hot lids on jars and screw bands on firmly. Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.