Pickled Garlic with Red Pepper

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Pickled Garlic with Red Pepper

 

1/2 lb. peeled garlic cloves

1 large fresh sweet red bell pepper, seeded and slivered

2 cups white vinegar

2/3 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon mustard seed

1/2 tsp. celery seed

 

Peel garlic. Leave small cloves whole. Cut large cloves in half. Combine with

red pepper.

Measure vinegar and sugar into saucepan. If desired, place mustard seed and

celery seed in cotton bag and put in saucepan. May also be left loose. Heat on

medium-high, stirring frequently, until it boils. Simmer for about 5 minutes.

Add garlic and red pepper. Return to boil and boil 3 more minutes. Discard spice

bag. Fill hot, sterilized jars with red peppers and garlic to within 1 inch of

top. Fill with hot brine to 1/4 inch of top. Seal.

Let stand several weeks before serving. If not sealed, keep in the fridge.