RIIHI Recipe • Dilly Beans

Spicy pickled green beans made the old fashioned way. This was my Grandmother's recipe, I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 cup pickling salt
• 6 cups distilled white vinegar
• 8 heads fresh dill weed
• ½ cup pickling spice
• ½ cup mustard seed
• 8 dried red chile peppers
• 16 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 teaspoon alum
• 5 pounds fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed

Cooking Directions

1. Sterilize 8 (1 pint) jars in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.
2. Combine the water, pickling salt and vinegar in a large pot, and bring to a boil. When it begins to boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while you pack the jars.
3. In each jar place the following: 1 head of dill, 1 tablespoon of pickling spice, 1 tablespoon of mustard seed, 1 dried chile pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1/8 teaspoon of alum. Pack beans into the spiced jars in a standing position.
4. Ladle the hot brine into jars, leaving 1/2 inch of space at the top. Screw the lids onto the jars, and process in a hot water bath for 6 minutes to seal. Store for at least 2 weeks before eating.

Nutrition Facts

• calories41.6
• carbohydrateContent7.2 g
• fatContent0.9 g
• fiberContent2.9 g
• proteinContent2.1 g
• saturatedFatContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent3481.3 mg
• sugarContent1.2 g