Stuffed Pickled Peppers

26 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 medium green peppers
  • 2 cups cabbage, finelly-chopped
  • 1 cup onion, Chopped and peeled
  • 1/2 cup green pepper, Chopped
  • 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery, Chopped
  • 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tablespoon celery seed
  • 1/4 cup horseradish, fresh grated or 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 pint cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • plus for pickling brine
  • 3 pints cider vinegar
  • 1 quart water
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1 tablespoon celery seed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons mustard seeds
  • 4 tablespoons whole cloves
  • 2 tablespoons whole allspice
  • 3 inches cinnamon sticks, broken
  • 2 mace blades or 2 ground mace
  • olive oil, 1/2 cup per jar

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash all vegetables well before chopping, drain peppers; cut off tops and save; remove seeds and membranes.
  2. 2
    Cover tops and peppers with water in a sauce pan and bring to boiling; boil gently 10 minutes, or until almost tender.
  3. 3
    Drain and let cool. Combine chopped vegetables.
  4. 4
    Mix remaining ingredients ( down to pickling brine) and pour over vegitables and mix well.
  5. 5
    Stuff into peppers , do not pack too tightly.
  6. 6
    Place tops on peppers.
  7. 7
    Tie in place with cotton string.
  8. 8
    Place peppers in wide mouth jars or stone crock.
  9. 9
    Heat together in a agate or enamel kettle all of the brine ingredients except the oil.
  10. 10
    Bring this mixture to a boil; pour over stuffed peppers.
  11. 11
    Let cool.
  12. 12
    To each 3 peppers in a jar or crock add about half cup olive oil.
  13. 13
    Cover. Let stand in a cool place 10 days or longer before serving.
  14. 14
    To serve remove string, drain peppers.
  15. 15
    Note: The remaining oil and spice mixture can be used as a salad dressing or marinade.

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