Commander's Pickled Peppers

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vinegar, cane
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons shallots, sliced (approximately 1)
• 8 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, whole
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 lbs banana peppers (other sweet peppers ok, large ones)
• 2 ounces cayenne (other hot peppers ok)

Recipe

• 1 sterilize 2 mason jars. combine first 7 ingredients and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. cut 2 slits in each pepper and arrange in jars. pour hot liquid into jars. tap each jar lightly to ensure pickling liquid gets into all the peppers.
• 2 place lids loosely on jars and process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.
• 3 tighten lids and let cool. check seal. allow 2 weeks to cure before eating.