Very Yummy Spicy Dilly Beans Food

DILLY BEANS

Steps:

• Sterilize 8 (1 pint) jars in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

SPICY DILLY BEANS

Steps:

• Prepare jars for canning.
• Bring vinegar, salt and water to a boil.
• In the bottom each hot sterilized jar, put the garlic cloves, cayenne pepper, mustard seed, and dill.
• Pack jars with fresh green beans, packed lengthwise.
• Do not snap beans.
• Process for 20 minutes at 1000' altitude, or adjust time according to your altitude.

VERY YUMMY SPICY DILLY BEANS

Steps:

• Trim the green beans evenly and wash.
• Boil vinegar, water, and salt in a large pot.
• In each of 4 one-pint jars, pack the green beans. To make this job easy we set the jar on it's side and put the beans in so they look pretty in the jar.
• Put one piece of dried hot pepper, one clove of garlic in each jar and top with a head of dill.
• Pour the boiling liquid over all leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles, adjust caps and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, starting the counting from the time the water comes back to a boil. After 10 minutes turn off the heat and let the jars 'settle' in the hot water for about 5 minutes, remove to a towel to cool for 24 hours.
• Try to wait for at least two weeks before you eat them since the flavors mellow out in that time.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS " DILLY BEANS"

Steps:

• 1. Cut green beans to fit inside pint canning jars.
• 2. Place green beans in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, for 3 minutes. Plunge beans into ice water. Drain well.
• 3. Pack the beans into four hot, sterilized pint jars. Place 1 clove garlic and 2 sprigs dill weed in each jar, against the glass. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to each jar.
• 4. In a large saucepan over high heat, bring vinegar and water to a boil. Pour over beans.
• 5. Fit the jars with lids and rings and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

REFRIGERATOR DILLY BEANS

Steps:

• You don't need any canning supplies for this project. You don't even need special jars. I reused a jar from store-bought sauerkraut for mine. Use whatever you have on hand, as long as it's glass and has a lid.
• Make your brine. This is the longest part of this process (and it only takes a few minutes!) so do this first. Add your water, vinegar, salt, sugar, and garlic (which you've minced) to a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Once it is boiling, turn it off and set it aside to cool down to room temperature.
• Trim the beans. You want them all to fit in your jar with about an inch at the top so the brine covers them completely. You can trim both ends, or just the stem end. I think the pointy blossom end of beans are pretty, so I leave them. It's up to you.
• Blanch the beans. Bring a saucepan of water to a full boil, then dump the beans in and boil them for thirty seconds. Drain them, and quickly add them to a bowl of iced water to shock them and stop the cooking process. You want your beans to be brightly colored and still crisp.
• Drain the beans and set them aside. Add your onions, dill, red pepper flakes, and peppercorns to your jars.
• Now add your beans to the jars. They look prettiest standing upright, but don't worry about being perfect. The easiest way is to lay the jar on its side, or hold it horizontally, and place the beans inside.
• Go ahead and pour your brine in once it has reached room temperature. Fill the jar to 1/2 inch below the top of the jar, and put the lid on. Place the jar of dilly beans in the fridge, and let them sit for at least two days before eating them.
• They'll keep for up to six months in the fridge, but I'll bet you foldable money that you won't have them around nearly that long!