Jalapeño Bread and Butter Pickles
Ingredients
- 2 pounds jalapeño
- 1 pound yellow onions
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1 1/4 cups vinegar
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 1 star anise
- 1 cardamom pod
- 3/4 teaspoon celery seeds
- 1- inch cinnamon stick
- 6 whole cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
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Instructions
- Cut the stem end off of the jalapeños. Then cut them in half lengthwise. Remove and discard the seeds and the ribs.,I highly recommend that you wear protective gloves while cutting and de-seeding the jalapeños. If you don't have gloves, you can protect your hands with plastic baggies. If you must handle the cut peppers with your bare hands, rub a little vegetable oil over your hands first. The oil will provide your pores with some protection.,Wash your hands thoroughly with warm soapy water after handling the peppers. Do not touch your eyes for several hours.
- Place the jalapeños in a large bowl. Add the onions and stir in the pickling salt so that it is well distributed. Cover the peppers with a clean, thin towel. Put ice over the towel and place the bowl in the refrigerator to chill for about 4 hours.
- After the jalapeños and onions have been chilling for 4 hours, rinse the salt off of the peppers and onions. Drain, rinse, and drain again.
- If you are planning to store your pickles outside of the refrigerator for any length of time, you will need to heat your canning jars in a hot water bath after canning.,Because the jars will be processed in the water bath for more than 10 minutes, it is not necessary to first sterilize the jars for this recipe. Do make sure your jars are clean.,If you are planning to eat the pickles right away and store them the whole time in the refrigerator, you can skip the water bath step.,To heat the jars for canning, place the empty jars on a metal rack in a large, 16-quart canning pot. (Jars must rest on a rack in the pot, not on the bottom of the pot). Fill with warm water at least 1 inch above the jars and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to warm to keep the jars hot and ready for canning.,Wash the lids in hot, soapy water.
- In a 4 or 6 quart pot, put the vinegar, sugar, and spices. Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the peppers and onions to the pot with the pickling solution. Bring to a boil again.
- Watch the jalapeños. As soon as they are all cooked through (you can tell because their color changes from a vibrant to a more dull green), start packing your canning jars with the peppers and onions, using a slotted spoon to remove them from the pan.,Pack the jars evenly with the peppers and onions, up to about 1 inch from the top of the jars.,Then pour the brine over the peppers, until it covers them. Leave about 1/2 inch headspace between the tops of the pickles and the rims of the jars.
- If you are planning to store pickles outside of the refrigerator, you will want to process the filled jars in a hot water bath.,Return filled jars to the same canning pot with its already hot water. The water level needs to be at least 1 inch above the top of the jars.,Bring to a boil and boil hard for 15 minutes. Remove jars from the pot using tongs or jar lifters.,If you live over 1,000 feet above sea level, adjust your processing time using the directions here.,Cover the jars and let cool to room temperature before chilling in the refrigerator.,Did you love this recipe? Let us know with a rating and review!,Bread and butter pickles (whether they’re water bath canned or not) can be eaten as soon as 24 hours after making, but they’ll have the best flavor if you let them sit for at least a week (ideally 3 or more weeks).
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