One day pickled pepper
Instructions:
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pickling spices
- 1 1/4-1 1/2 pounds (570 to 680 g) bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, cut into strips (for color, use one red bell)
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 hot chili, a slit cut into one side
- Heat water, cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pickling spices in a pot large to accommodate all the peppers on high heat. When boiling, add the peppers, bring the liquid back to boil, turn the heat low and let the peppers simmer in the covered pot for 5 minutes.
- Remove the pot from heat, add garlic and chili, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Place peppers, garlic and chili in a one-quart jar, pour hot liquid over until the peppers are covered. Place the lid on and let peppers marinate for one day on your counter, then refrigerate.
- They are ready to eat in a day. These pickles keep well for several weeks in the refrigerator.
- Makes 1 quart pepper pickles.