Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper

1/4 cup chopped fresh hot peppers

1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar

6 cups sugar

1 pouch pectin (I used Certo)

sterilized jelly jars (This recipe makes about six 8 oz jars)

Directions

Chop bell pepper and hot pepper in a food processor until finely minced.

Combine pepper mixture, vinegar, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a

rolling boil. Remove from heat and add pectin. Return to a boil. Boil one minute and remove from heat. 

Pour (carefully!) into jars. I tried to make those little fabric toppers for my jars but it made them look sad and homeless. I think the color of the jelly is so pretty they just need labels!

Five Recipes Using Pepper Jelly!

I’m not listing ingredient amounts because it’s easy to make these dishes for one or ten by just adjusting what you use; for example, one chicken breast per person in the Easy Stir Fry and as many veggies as you like!

Kicked Up Monte Cristo: Mix equal parts of mayo and pepper jelly, spread evenly over two slices of bread, layer ham or turkey with Swiss cheese. Dip finished sandwich into lightly beaten eggs seasoned with salt and pepper, and brown in melted butter in a skillet.

Easy Stir-Fry: In a skillet, sauté chicken slices in canola oil, add a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies, or your own mix of fresh chopped veggies (grocery salad bar anyone?) season with teriyaki sauce and stir in pepper jelly until melted.

Drunken Salmon: Stir together equal parts of Jack Daniels, honey, melted butter and pepper jelly. Spread over salmon, and bake or grill until done.

Spicy Turkey Burgers: Mix together ground turkey, melted butter, dried sage, and pepper jelly, season generously with Montreal Steak Seasoning, and throw on the grill.

Pepper Jelly Vinegrette: Put olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard and pepper jelly in a jar. A little finely diced garlic makes it even better. Shake it up and enjoy on your favorite salad.