Step 1

Clean your mason jar.

Step 2

Bring water and vinegar to a boil in a medium saucepan.

Step 3

While you wait for the pot to boil, slice your peppers into discs, discarding the stem.

Step 4

Fill jar with banana peppers.

Step 5

Once water-vinegar mixture has reached a boil, add minced garlic and salt and remove from heat.

Step 6

Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes, then pour over banana peppers in your jar. Allow jar to reach room temperature.

Step 7

Once your jar-o-peppers has cooled, slap on the lid and pop in the fridge. That's it! You can dive in while they're al-dente in 30-60 minutes if you'd like (they'll have a fresh crunch) or give them a good 24+ hours or so to soften up a bit and marinate in the seasoned vinegar. For even softer peppers you can add the freshly sliced peppers and garlic to the vinegar mixture while boiling and let the peppers blanch for 5 minutes before allowing to cool and jarring.