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Dilly Beans
Yield: 8 x half-litre (1 US pint) jars
Course
Pickles
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Beans
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
x half-litre (1 US pint) jars
Calories
40
kcal
Ingredients
2
kg
green beans
(washed and trimmed. About 4 dry quarts / 4 lbs)
1
litre
white vinegar
(5% acidity or higher. 4 cups / 32 oz)
1
litre
water
(4 cups / 32 oz)
1
bay leaf
(per jar)
1
teaspoon
dill seed
(per jar)
½
teaspoon
chile flakes
(per jar)
½
teaspoon
mustard seed
(per jar)
1
tablespoon
pickling salt
(sic, per jar)
½
teaspoon
celery seed
(per jar)
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Top beans and trim them so that they are 10 cm (4 inches) long.
Combine vinegar and water, put on to simmer.
Pack beans upright into jar, leaving 2 cm (½ inch) headspace.
In each jar put a bay leaf, 1 teaspoon dill seed, ½ teaspoon pepper flake, ½ teaspoon mustard seed, salt OR salt sub, ½ teaspoon celery seed.
Divvy vinegar pickling solution out amongst jars, leaving 2 cm (½ inch) headspace.
If you are short of pickling solution, top up with pure vinegar.
Debubble, adjust headspace.
Wipe jar rims.
Put lids on.
Process in a water bath or steam canner.
Process jars for 10 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.
Best after at least a month of jar time.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
40
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
8.8
g
|
Protein:
2.3
g
|
Fat:
0.4
g
|
Saturated Fat:
0.1
g
|
Sodium:
7
mg
|
Fiber:
4.1
g
|
Sugar:
1.6
g