Pepperoni give a wide variety of dishes a literally peppy note. In order to preserve these spicy vegetables for a few months, you can, for example, pickle them - preferably with boiling. Our recipe including step-by-step instructions will show you how to proceed. In addition, our article provides you with many practical tips that can improve the result.

Pickled peppers are a popular side dish

Recipe for pickling pepperoni

Preliminary note: The recipe refers to one serving. If you would like to add several portions of pepperoni, simply multiply the quantities accordingly.

You need:

  • 150 g hot peppers*
  • 100ml of water
  • 75 ml vinegar (with at least 5% acidity)
  • 25 ml olive oil
  • half a clove of garlic
  • 25g sugar**
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp peppercorns
  • sufficiently large mason jar
  • cooking pot

* If you use mild peppers, you can use them whole. If, on the other hand, you use very hot specimens (chillies), you should first cut them in half to remove the seeds.

** For health reasons, we advise you to avoid classic sugar and use birch sugar instead.

How to pickle peppers step by step

  1. First, prepare the mason jar. It must be absolutely clean and sterile. To sterilize it, i.e. to eliminate all germs, simply wash it with boiling hot water and then let it air dry (make sure you use a hygienic place).
  2. Wash the peppers thoroughly.
  3. Dry the vegetables with clean kitchen paper.
  4. If necessary, halve the peppers and remove the seeds, which you can then throw away.
  5. Cut the garlic as small as possible with a sharp kitchen knife.
  6. Layer the pepperoni in the mason jar - very close together.
  7. Pour the water, vinegar, oil, pinch of salt, sugar, peppercorns and garlic into the saucepan.
  8. Bring the mixture to a boil, then let it simmer for three to five minutes.
  9. Pour the hot liquid over the pepperoni so that they are completely covered.
  10. Immediately seal the jar airtight.
  11. Let the whole thing cool down.
  12. Store the pickled peppers in a cool place - it doesn't matter whether it's in a pantry or in the fridge.

tips

The pickled peppers can be kept for at least six months, often even longer.

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