Fresh Dilly Beans
- 2 heads Garlic
- 4 whole Jalapeno Peppers
- 2 whole Onions
- 4 pounds Fresh Green Beans
- 1 bunch Fresh Dill Weed (if Not Available Dry May Be Used)
- 3 cups White Vinegar
- 3 cups Water
- 6 Tablespoons Pickling Salt
- 1/2 cups Mustard Seed (yellow Or Brown)
- 12 Tepin Peppers, Or As Needed (about 2 For Every Jar)
- Sterilize 6 to 8 quart-sized jars, lids and rings for canning.
- Peel garlic and separate into cloves. If cloves are large, they can be sliced in half.
- Using gloves, de-seed and slice jalapeno peppers into thin slices. Peel and cut onions into slices so that they make thin rings.
- Wash and cut off the ends of the green beans and remove the string if necessary. Cut dill weed heads so that there are enough for 2 or 3 heads per jar.
- In a saucepan, combine vinegar, water and salt and bring to a boil.
- Now you're going to start layering things. Into each sterilized jar, start with some dill weed, 1 clove of garlic, 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds, 2 tepin peppers, a couple slices of peppers and then pack in green beans as tightly as you can get them. Then add another layer of the dill, a layer of onion rings and another clove of garlic. (If you forgot the tepin peppers in the beginning, add now.)
- Fill to 1/2 inch from the top of each jar with boiling brine. Cap and process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes for quarts. If you used pints, process for 5 minutes. If any of the caps didn't seal, make sure to refrigerate those jars.
- Allow to cure for 6 to 8 weeks before eating.
- Notes:
- 1. If you would like less kick to your dilly beans omit onion and peppers.
- 2. You could substitute the green beans for cucumber wedges, or small pickling cucumbers, if you so desire.
- 3. Recipe from Chris Hill.
garlic, peppers, onions, green beans, dill, white vinegar, water, pickling salt, tepin peppers
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/canning/fresh-dilly-beans/ (may not work)