Tricolor Pickled Peppers
- 9 lb mixed red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, quartered lengthwise, stemmed, and seeded
- 3 1/2 cups white balsamic vinegar
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup canning salt
- 12 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 6 (2-inch) sprigs fresh rosemary
- 6 (1-pint) canning jars with lids and screw bands
- Preheat broiler.
- Broil peppers in batches, skin sides up, on a broiler pan about 4 inches from heat until skins are blistered and lightly charred, 4 to 6 minutes.
- Transfer peppers to a large bowl and cover.
- Let peppers steam until cool, then peel and separate by color.
- Sterilize jars and lids.
- Bring vinegar, water, sugar, salt, garlic, and peppercorns to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
- Drain jars upside down on a clean kitchen towel 1 minute, then invert.
- Fill jars with pepper quarters, alternating colors.
- Tuck 2 garlic cloves (from pickling liquid) and 1 rosemary sprig into side of each jar.
- Fill jars with pickling liquid, leaving 1/4inch of space at top, then run a thin knife between vegetables and jar to eliminate air bubbles.
- Seal, process, and store filled jars , boiling peppers in jars 20 minutes.
- Let peppers stand in jars at least 1 week for flavors to develop.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tricolor-pickled-peppers-105232 (may not work)