Zydeco Green Beans

Name: Zydeco Green Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 pints
Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, sliced; 6 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds; 3 lbs French haricots vert, trimmed to 4-inch; 6 small chilies (fresh or dried, up to 12); 6 heads fresh dill or 6 sprigs baby dill; 3 1/2 cups white wine vinegar; 3 1/2 cups water; 2 tablespoons pickling salt

Submitted by Zuleika L.

"Haricots verts are very slender French green beans. You can substitute other young, tender, very thin green beans. Dill heads are the matured tops of dill that contain the seeds. Use jalapeño chilies for a milder version or serrano for a spicier version. Use caution when handling fresh chilies, being careful not to touch face or eyes and washing carefully afterward."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 6 pints

ingredients

6 garlic cloves, sliced
6 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
3 lbs French haricots vert, trimmed to 4-inch
6 small chilies (fresh or dried, up to 12)
6 heads fresh dill or 6 sprigs baby dill
3 ¹⁄₂ cups white wine vinegar
3 ¹⁄₂ cups water
2 tablespoons pickling salt

directions

Into each of six sterile pint mason jars, put 1 sliced garlic clove and 1 teaspoon mustard seeds.
Pack beans vertically into jar, adding 1 to 2 chilies, and, if you like, dill.
In a nonreactive saucepan, bring vinegar, water and salt to a boil.
Pour hot liquid over beans, covering them completely.
Close jars and refrigerate at least one month before eating.
Keep refrigerated.

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I have this same recipe in my From Asparagus to Zucchini, A guide to Cooking Farm Fresh Seasonal Produce. Recipe is originally from The Joy of Pickling.

dicentra

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Zuleika L.

Edinburgh

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