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Yes, I have some banana peppers. What should I do with them?

Our banana pepper plant is going.. well, you know. Anaheims are coming in pretty good too.

So, now I have about 30 5-6" banana peppers. What should I do with them?

Bonus points for recipes that will keep for a while. Pickles, jellies, relishes, etc.

Sock it to me.

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  • Swansonstvdinner_small
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    Oh man, stuff those babies and you will be in seventh heaven, my friend. Here's what you do:

    1. Make shit to stuff 'em with. That can be a grain (rice, either brown or white, or kasha, or barley, or, um, whatever else you can think of), which you cook up separately. When the grain is done, toss it in a bowl with plenty of grated Parmesan (the real shit, not that godawful stuff in the green can), some chopped parsley, some chopped walnuts, and maybe some shrooms. If you include the shrooms (either buttons, criminis or portabellos; your choice), you really should saute them in butter with maybe some rosemary before you toss 'em in the bowl with everything else. Oh, shit, put some onions in that, too. You can put 'em in the bowl raw and nicely chopped, or you can caramelize them first in butter as well, also maybe with some fresh rosemary. Basically you're trying for a bit of moisture in your stuffing mixture, and if that moisture comes from a fat, so much the better. Mix everything together, for this sacred mixture is your stuffing.

    2. Cut the ends off the peppers, scrape out the seeds, and stuff 'em. Lay them down sideways in a baking dish. Some of the stuffing will fall out, but c'est la vie.

    3. Stick 'em in the oven at, say 350º for maybe 45 minutes. Your goal is to get the skins mostly translucent - that should indicate that they've caramelized a bit themselves, and their natural sweetness is ready to dance a jig on your tastebuds. If they turn a little brown on top, so much the better.

    Enjoy! And you will. Trust me, you will.

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  • Skull_pumpkin_small
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    Make hot sauce and can it.

    If you have leftovers, feel free to drop some off with me.

     

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  • N815394_32920449_260_small
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    yum! banana peppers are awesome!

    i like to stuff them with things, shrimp, sausage, tomatoes, etc. then put them on the grill.
    a really good combo is to stuff them with cheese then wrap the whole thing in bacon. mmmm...

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  • Tomato_small
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    I am soooo jealous. My peppers are lame. How about you just put half in a bag and drop them off on my porch?

    I don't know how to pickle, but I think that is probably better for small peppers, like Hungarian wax or other skinny, small peppers.

    How about trying to roast and freeze some? Give it a try with the early peppers, so you have some time to test it out. Learn how to make chiles rellenos - my mom used to freeze that, using roasted Fresno chiles (same or similar to Anaheims). To roast them, throw the peppers on the grill after you've done your grilling and just leave them until you're ready to go inside - they'll roast while the coals are dying down.

    Good luck with your peppers. Revel in my jealousy!

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