Garlic Pickled Green Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 3/4 cups wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 onions, thin sliced
• 6 black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons dill seeds
• 2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan combine 1 tsp.of the salt with the vinegar, sugar, garlic, bay leaves, onions, peppercorns and dill seed. place the pan over moderate heat and bring liquid to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, half fill another medium pan with water and bring to boil over moderate heat. add remaining salt and beans and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. remove the pan from heat and drain beans.
• 3 place them upright in dry, clean jars. set aside.
• 4 remove vinegar mixture from heat.
• 5 strain the mixture over the beans up to the top of jars.
• 6 process pints and quarts 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
• 7 seal and store in dark, cool place.