Dilly Beans

Name: Dilly Beans
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters pickling spice; 8 heads fresh dill weed; 2 kilograms fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed; 16 cloves garlic, peeled; 118 milliliters mustard seed; 8 dried red chile peppers; 237 milliliters pickling salt; 1 liters water; 1 liters distilled white vinegar

Dilly Beans

Dilly Beans is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 35 minutes.

Instructions

Sterilize 8 (1 pint) jars in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.

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Water

Combine the water, pickling salt and vinegar in a large pot, and bring to a boil. When it begins to boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while you pack the jars.

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Vinegar

Water

Salt

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Pot

In each jar place the following: 1 head of dill, 1 tablespoon of pickling spice, 1 tablespoon of mustard seed, 1 dried chile pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1/8 teaspoon of alum. Pack beans into the spiced jars in a standing position.

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Dried Chili Pepper

Mustard Seeds

Clove

Garlic

Beans

Alum

Dill

Ladle the hot brine into jars, leaving 1/2 inch of space at the top. Screw the lids onto the jars, and process in a hot water bath for 6 minutes to seal. Store for at least 2 weeks before eating.

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Brine