Pickled Garlicky Green Beans

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs fresh picked green beans, trimmed and rinsed
• 1 onion, peeled, cut in half and sliced
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 2 teaspoons pickling salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon ball pickle crisp, granules calcium chloride

Recipe

• 1 cut beans to size you enjoy or keep whole.
• 2 cook beans in salted boiling water for 3 minutes add onion and cook 2 more minutes.
• 3 bring to a boil the water, vinegar, salt, sugar, dill and pepper flakes.
• 4 drain and pack well into sterilized jars i used 2-24 ounce jars.
• 5 leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• 6 add 1/4 teaspoon pickle crisp in each jar.
• 7 pour the boiling vinegar mixture over beans leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• 8 wipe rims and place lids.
• 9 process in water bath 5 minutes, timing after water comes back to a boil.
• 10 remove from bath and leave sit over night in a draft free spot. check lids. if not sealed refrigerated.
• 11 give two weeks for flavors to blend.