Sweet And Sour Pickled Green Beans

• 4 quarts water
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 pounds trimmed green beans
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 cups rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 8 red Fresno chiles, seeded and quartered lengthwise
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 fresh dill sprigs

1. Bring 4 quarts water and salt to a boil in a large saucepan. Add beans; cook 3 -minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain well.
2. Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 5 minutes. Combine beans and vinegar mixture in a large bowl. If necessary, place a heavy plate on beans to keep them submerged. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving.

water, kosher salt, green beans, sugar, rice vinegar, mustard seeds, garlic, chiles, bay leaves, dill

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-sour-pickled-green-beans (may not work)