This is the easiest pickled banana peppers recipe. These are the best pickled banana peppers because they are crips, spicy and ready in hours instead of days. Canning crisp banana peppers has never been this quick or this delicious!

I use the sous vide method of cooking to quickly pickle banana peppers. The lower temperature ensures the peppers retail their crunch while having the sweet banana peppers pickle in hours instead of days. I have water bath canning instructions for those of you who do not have a sous vide.

If you are in York, Pa you NEED to head to The Left Bank Restaurant and try their flash fried calamari with banana peppers. This recipe for spicy pickled banana peppers is as close as I can get to theirs. Now to figure out the calamari part.

When are banana peppers ripe to pick?

Sweet banana peppers are ripe to pick when they long yellow, banana-shaped pepper is firm, have a richly colored, shiny skin and that are heavy for their size. Avoid those that are limp, shriveled or that have soft or bruised spots.*

How to store fresh banana peppers

Store fresh banana peppers in a plastic bad in the refrigerator for up to a week.*

What is the nutritional value of sweet peppers?

Sweet peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C and contain fair amounts of vitamin A and a small amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.*

*source: The New Food Lover’s Companion. Second Addition. Sharon Tyler Herbst

Do banana peppers taste like bananas?

Banana peppers do not taste like bananas. They are called banana peppers because of the thin, long, yellow waxy color of a pepper that resembles a banana.

Are banana peppers hot?

A banana pepper that fell into the middle of its potential heat range would typically be about 21 times milder than a middle-range jalapeño.Like the pepperoncini pepper, banana peppers have a tang to them, but there’s a sweetness there too. It’s a hard chili not to love the flavor of, especially when pickled. Source.

This is the easiest pickled banana peppers recipe. These are the best pickled banana peppers because they are crips, spicy and ready in hours instead of days. Canning crisp banana peppers has never been this quick or this delicious!

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Spicy Pickled Banana Peppers Recipe Ingredients:

• 16-20 medium sized banana peppers, fresh, stem and seeds removed
• 4 teaspoons canning salt
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds
• 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons peppercorns, whole
• pinch turmeric (optional for color)
• 2 cups white vinegar, 5% acidity
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Why is there turmeric in pickled banana peppers?

There is turmeric in this pickled banana peppers recipe to add a bit of natural yellow coloring and an unexpected layer of flavor that makes these pickled banana peppers extra special.

How to prepare banana peppers for canning.

1. Use food safe plastic gloves if you are sensitive to hot peppers.
2. Wash banana peppers in cool water.
3. Slice off the stem end of the banana pepper and discard the stem.
4. To remove the seeds and membrane, insert a small, thin sharp knife in the stem end and with a twisting and scraping motion, scrape the membrane and seeds out of the banana pepper.
5. Seeds and membranes can also be left in tact if you would like a more spicy pickled banana pepper.
6. Using a sharp knife, slice the banana peppers into 1/4″ rings.

Preparing the pickled banana brine:

1. Use clean 8 ounce canning jars, new lids and clean rings.*
2. In each jar place 1/4 of the dry brine ingredients, excluding the sugar. (each jar gets:)
   1. 1 teaspoon canning salt
   2. 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
   3. 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
   4. 1/2 teaspoon whole pepercorns
   5. pinch of turmeric
3. Combine the vinegar, sugar and water and stir until the sugar dissolves.

*if using a sous vide bag, combine all the ingredients in the bag making sure there is enough room for the banana peppers.

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How To Pack Banana Peppers for Pickling

1. Place the pickling spices in the bottom of the canning jar.
2. Add the sliced banana pepper rings to the jar.
3. Jiggle, shake and bang the peppers in the jar to ensure they are laying flat and taking up the least amount of space.
4. Press the peppers down in the jar and repeat.
5. Stop adding peppers when the peppers reach the bottom of the rings on the jar.

Adding pickling brine to the banana pepper jars.

1. Pour the brining liquid over the banana pepper rings.
2. Use a plastic or bamboo stick to remove any air bubbles from the jar using a poking motion.
3. Pour enough brine that the peppers are covered and there is 1/2″ head space.
4. Clean the rim and add a new lid and a clean ring.
5. Finger tighten.

Sous Vide Pickled Banana Pepper Instructions

1. Set up your sous vide water bath on a heat safe surface and preheat the water to 140F.
2. Place the canning jars or bag in the water. (heat seal bag or use water displacement method)
3. Cook for 2 hours.
4. Remove from water bath and place on a heat safe surface.
5. Cool completely and enjoy!

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Canning Pickled Banana Pepper Instructions

1. Heat canning jars in boiling water.
2. Add pickling spices to each jar as instructed above.
3. Pack banana peppers as instructed above.
4. Bring water, sugar and vinegar to a boil.
5. Pour enough brine that the peppers are covered and there is 1/2″ head space.
6. Clean the rim and add a new lid and a clean ring.
7. Finger tighten.
8. Process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.
9. Remove from water and cool completely on a heat safe surface.

Printable Spicy Pickled Banana Peppers Recipe

Spicy Pickled Banana Peppers

This is the easiest pickled banana peppers recipe. These are the best pickled banana peppers because they are crips, spicy and ready in hours instead of days. Canning crisp banana peppers has never been this quick or this delicious! I use the sous vide method of cooking to quickly pickle banana peppers. The lower temperature ensures the peppers retail their crunch while having the sweet banana peppers pickle in hours instead of days. I have water bath canning instructions for those of you who do not have a sous vide.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Servings: 4 half pint jars

Calories: 56

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

• 16-20 medium sized banana peppers fresh, stem and seeds removed
• 4 teaspoons canning salt
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds
• 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons peppercorns whole
• pinch turmeric optional for color
• 2 cups white vinegar 5% acidity
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons sugar

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Instructions

How to prepare banana peppers for canning.

• Use food safe plastic gloves if you are sensitive to hot peppers.
• Wash banana peppers in cool water.
• Slice off the stem end of the banana pepper and discard the stem.
• To remove the seeds and membrane, insert a small, thin sharp knife in the stem end and with a twisting and scraping motion, scrape the membrane and seeds out of the banana pepper.
• Seeds and membranes can also be left in tact if you would like a more spicy pickled banana pepper.
• Using a sharp knife, slice the banana peppers into 1/4" rings.

Preparing the pickled banana brine:

• Use clean 8 ounce canning jars, new lids and clean rings.*
• In each jar place 1/4 of the dry brine ingredients, excluding the sugar. (each jar gets:)
• 1 teaspoon canning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon whole pepercorns
• pinch of turmeric
• 6.
• Combine the vinegar, sugar and water and stir until the sugar dissolves.

How To Pack Banana Peppers for Pickling

• Place the pickling spices in the bottom of the canning jar.
• Add the sliced banana pepper rings to the jar.
• Jiggle, shake and bang the peppers in the jar to ensure they are laying flat and taking up the least amount of space.
• Press the peppers down in the jar and repeat.
• Stop adding peppers when the peppers reach the bottom of the rings on the jar.
• Adding pickling brine to the banana pepper jars.
• Pour the brining liquid over the banana pepper rings.
• Use a plastic or bamboo stick to remove any air bubbles from the jar using a poking motion.
• Pour enough brine that the peppers are covered and there is 1/2" head space.
• Clean the rim and add a new lid and a clean ring.
• Finger tighten.

Sous Vide Pickled Banana Pepper Instructions

• Set up your sous vide water bath on a heat safe surface and preheat the water to 140F.
• Place the canning jars or bag in the water. (heat seal bag or use water displacement method)
• Cook for 2 hours.
• Remove from water bath and place on a heat safe surface.
• Cool completely and enjoy!

Canning Pickled Banana Pepper Instructions

• Heat canning jars in boiling water.
• Add pickling spices to each jar as instructed above.
• Pack banana peppers as instructed above.
• Bring water, sugar and vinegar to a boil.
• Pour enough brine that the peppers are covered and there is 1/2" head space.
• Clean the rim and add a new lid and a clean ring.
• Finger tighten.
• Process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.
• Remove from water and cool completely on a heat safe surface.

Notes

*if using a sous vide bag, combine all the ingredients in the bag making sure there is enough room for the banana peppers.

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Nutrition Facts

Spicy Pickled Banana Peppers

Amount Per Serving

Calories 56

% Daily Value*

Sodium 2337mg 97%

Potassium 142mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 6g 2%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 2g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 2.7%

Vitamin C 40.1%

Calcium 3.6%

Iron 4.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.

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