Dilled Green Beans

By Becky Jo

Green beans make for delicious pickles, especially when paired with red peppers and garlic. Grab a couple of pounds from your local farmers' market during peak season and you'll have homemade pickles to enjoy the rest of the year.

Ingredients

• 2 * 2 pounds green beans
• 7 * 7 hot red peppers*
• 7 * 7 garlic cloves, quartered
• 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 3 1/2 * 3 1/2 teaspoons dill seeds
• 5 * 5 cups white vinegar (5% acidity)
• 5 * 5 cups water
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup pickling salt
• 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper may be substituted for hot red peppers. Add 1/4 teaspoon per jar.

Details

Servings 7
Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Pack beans into hot jars, trimming to fit 1/2 inch from top. Add 1 pepper, 1 garlic clove (quartered), 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, and 1/2 teaspoon dill seeds to each jar.

Bring vinegar, 5 cups water, and pickling salt to a boil; pour into each jar, filling to 1/2 inch from top. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids; screw on bands.

Process in a boiling-water bath 10 minutes. 1 3/4 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper may be substituted for hot red peppers. Add 1/4 teaspoon per jar.


Southern Living, JULY 1999