Garlic Pickled Green Beans

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

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