Pepperoncini Ferment with Banana Peppers, No. 1

About 8/20/2019 – In late September, we opened a pint jar of fermented banana peppers with seasonings, onion, and a few red pepper slices. It was really good. Came back here to find the entry and could not. So, below is what we think is in it and this post is dated when we think it was made. On 1/1/2020 finished a quart that has been in the refrigerator a while. The peppers and onions were crunchy. This was a great ferment.

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Pickled Jalapeno & Serrano Peppers

8/13/2019 – Today we pulled up the serrano and jalapeno pepper plants in the garden to get ready for the fall garden. We picked the peppers off the bushes and ended up with about 3 gallons.

5/31/2020 – The jars have been in the back of the small pantry for months. Tried them and found them very mild, a bit soft but not too hot like the fermented ones. Adding more crisping agent would hopefully fix that and provide a really good pickled jalapeno.

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Mary’s Quick Shrimp Etouffee

8/10/2019 – Mary made this etouffee easily and quickly like she did the gumbo a few days ago. It was GREAT. The Cajun Jewel Okra* fresh from our garden surely helped.

Ingredients

  • 1 12 oz. (large) can of Blue Runner Etouffee Base
  • 3 small bell peppers from our garden
  • 2 medium onions–about 2.5″ diameter
  • 2 large stalks of celery
  • Bacon grease and butter
  • 8 small tender pods of Cajun Jewel Okra from our garden
  • Khol’s Creole Seasoning
  • Andouille sausage (1.5?x6?) cubed. From Chris’s Cajun Speciality Meat Market in Metairie LA.
  • Shrimp, shelled

How she did it.

  1. Saute the trinity in bacon grease and butter in a castiron skillet only until slightly tender; i.e. still crunchy.
  2. Add creole seasoning and stir to blend it in.
  3. Add can of base, andouille, and okra and simmer for maybe 30 minutes
  4. Add shrimp

Served beside long-grain white rice cooked with some of the broth from the gumbo to flavor it.