Green & Yellow Bean Relish

Name: Green & Yellow Bean Relish
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 9 1/2 pint jars
Ingredients: 2 lbs mixed green and yellow beans (fresh or frozen); 4 large onions; 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed; 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 1/2 cups white vinegar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3/4 cup water

Submitted by Demented Nana

"Condiment suitable for hotdogs, hamburgers, sausage. My neighbour asked if I could make her some bean relish because she remembered her mother making it. Unfortunately, she didn't have a recipe and I couldn't find one on the Internet, so I looked at the ingredients on a jar of sweet cucumber relish and this is what I came up with..."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 9 1/2 pint jars

ingredients

2 lbs mixed green and yellow beans (fresh or frozen)
4 large onions
1 ¹⁄₂ cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 ¹⁄₂ cups white vinegar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
³⁄₄ cup water

directions

Finely chop beans and onions. (Cut into large pieces first & then use high speed on food processor.).
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large pan, and simmer 30 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally.
Mix water and cornstarch.
Increase heat until mixture boils, stirring frequently, and stir in cornstarch to thicken.
Ladle hot mixture into sterilized canning jars, leaving 1" of head space. Use non-metal spatula to remove air bubbles. Apply snap lids and finger tighten bands.
Can be stored in the fridge 'as is', or can be processed with a pressure canner (canning time included in total cooking time given below.)
Pressure process at 10 lbs:
20 minutes for 1/2 pint and pint jars, 25 minutes for quart jars.

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This relish is absolutely delish. Everyone loved even my finicky granddaughter. Grandma R

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Demented Nana

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After working for 35 years, I 'retired' in 2005 when I lost a lung to cancer. I've always been a homemade soup fanatic: I like to make it, eat it, preserve it, and give it to my friends and neighbours. Now that I had a lot of time but a very limited budget, I decided to indulge my passion and save grocery money at the same time by trying to ensure that leftovers were always used: now they usually end up in my soup pot, even if I have to create a new recipe to use them.

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