Dante's Kitchen Pickled Green Beans

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 2/3 cups vinegar
• 4 cups water
• 2 lbs green beans, trimmed
• 1/2 tablespoon clove
• 10 garlic cloves, cut in half
• 1/2 tablespoon allspice
• 6 dried small hot dried chilies
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon peppercorn
• 3 tablespoons kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, vinegar and water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 mix all the spices and salt together.
• 3 pack green beans tightly into clean sterilized jars.
• 4 divide the spices into the jars. pour boiling pickle base into jars to cover beans and spices, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• 5 cover with lids and bands. process in a boiling water bath for 20
• 6 minutes. adjust time according to your altitude. carefully remove hot
• 7 jars. let cool at room temperature for a day.