Spicy Pickled Green and Wax Beans

Name: Spicy Pickled Green and Wax Beans
Yield: Makes 2 quarts
Ingredients: Coarse salt; 1 pound green beans, trimmed; 1 pound yellow wax beans, trimmed; 3 cups distilled white vinegar; 3 garlic cloves; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Get your vegetables even when you don't feel like cooking. Garlic and cayenne give green beans and wax beans a pleasant heat.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, August 2004

Makes 2 quarts

Yield

Ingredients

Coarse salt
1 pound green beans, trimmed
1 pound yellow wax beans, trimmed
3 cups distilled white vinegar
3 garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

1. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil; add salt. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Cook beans until just tender, about 3 minutes. Immediately transfer with tongs to the ice-water bath. Drain well, and transfer to a large bowl.
2. Bring 3 cups water, the vinegar, 3 tablespoons salt, the garlic, and the cayenne to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer 4 minutes. Pour brine over beans. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Transfer to airtight containers; refrigerate at least 1 week (pickles will keep 3 weeks more).

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halfnelson79079

22 APR, 2018

I first tasted, Sour Beans, my Mother-In-Love made. Home grown green and wax (yellow) beans, thin red onion with a cooked dressing. YUM!! This recipe is,very close to yum! In summer I make a large batch. AS I eat my way through, I may add cucumber one day, tomatoes with thick flesh and parsley near the end, etc.... I usually snack on this between meals, so refreshing!!!raf
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