What preparation is done to banana peppers?

I only recently moved to an area (Northeast Ohio) where banana peppers are a common topping on pizza and sandwiches, and have discovered I quite like them. When used as a topping, if I were to grow them in my garden next summer, what preparations would I have to do before putting them on a sandwich to get the same flavor? My suspicion is that they are pickled -- is that true?

In addition, I enjoy them because they are relatively mild. Is this natural or does something have to be done to make them milder?

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Best Answer

Most Comercial banana peppers are indeed pickled. This is relatively easy to do yourself or you can eat them fresh.

Eaten fresh their taste varies depending on the capsaicin present but the vary from a bell pepper flavor to a flavor similar to a jalapeno. The amount of capsaicin varies widely between cultivars so ask your plant/seed vendor to inform you of the variables that affect heat (alternatively you can ask on gardening and we'll do our best to help you grow them).

If you prefer the pickled flavor but want to make them yourself canning them is pretty trivial (I've done it, so it has to be pretty easy). I used a hot water bath canning method that involved a weak vinegar solution and some garlic following normal hot water canning procedures (I can't dig up the exact recipe at the moment, but any canned pepper recipe should do). I had enough for about a dozen pint size jars so I needed to put them up, if you only have enough to last you a few weeks it would be worth looking into a refrigerator pickle recipe as mentioned in the comments (or freezing and pickling as you want to eat them, although I'm unsure of the results this would give).

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How do you prepare banana peppers?

HOW TO MAKE EASY PICKLED BANANA PEPPERS:

Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seed and celery seed to a rolling boil.

Pour brine over peppers to within \xbd" of the top.

Wipe off the rim and put lid and ring on.

Store in the fridge.

Leave for 1 week or longer to let peppers marinate (if you can wait that long to dig in.)

Do banana peppers need to be blanched?

Blanching Banana Peppers Before Freezing Blanching stops the enzyme actions in vegetables, which causes them to lose flavor, color, and texture. While blanching is a necessity for most other veggies, it is not necessary for peppers, but rather a preference.

What should I do with my banana peppers?

You can use them in all sorts of ways, from chopping and sauteing them as part of your mirepoix, to making salsas, tossing them into salads, or pickling them. Or, you can use them up in one of my favorite ways - Stuffed Banana Peppers.

What is the best way to preserve banana peppers?

They must be refrigerated even if you plan on storing them soon by other means. Store whole banana peppers in a brown paper bag in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. You can store these peppers in the fridge even after you have chopped or sliced them.

Pickled Banana Peppers - Quick, Crunchy, and Easy! Pepper Geek

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