Dilled Green Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 quarts water
• 2 pounds fresh green beans, washed and trimmed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons mustard seed
• 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dill seed
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups distilled white vinegar
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2 cups water

Recipe

• bring 2 quarts of water to boil. add green beans and boil for 5 minutes or until beans are just tender. plunge the beans in cold water to set their color, drain well.
• in a large bowl combine salt, mustard seed, dill weed, chiles, dill seed and garlic. mix. add cooled beans to the bowl and stir.
• in a small saucepan bring 2 cups water, vinegar, sugar and salt (to taste) to boil. pour this mixture over the beans and spices. mix well.
• chill the beans in an airtight container at least overnight before eating. the beans are best if given a week to marinate refrigerated before eating.