Marinated Green Beans

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Marinated Green Beans

Recipe By : Key Gourmet CD Rom
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 pounds green beans
2 quarts water
3 tablespoons coarse -- (Kosher style) salt
2 teaspoons mustard seed
2 teaspoons dill weed
1 teaspoon crushed sm. dried hot chile peppers
1 teaspoon dill seed
4 cloves garlic
2 cups water
2 cups white vinegar
2/3 cup sugar

Snip ends from beans and wash thoroughly; leave whole or cut in half if long.
In a large pan bring the 2 quarts water to boil. Add 1 tablespoons of the salt
and beans. Let water return to a boil and cook beans, uncovered for about 5 m
inutes or until beans are just tender crisp. Drain immediately and cool. Pack
beans into 4 refrigerator containers (1 pint). Into each container put 1/2 te
aspoon each mustard seed and dill weed, 1/4 teaspoon each chilies and dill seed
and 1 clove garlic.

Bring to a boil the 2 cups water, vinegar, sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons s
alt; pour over beans. Cool, cover and chill overnight or as long as 2 weeks.

Instead of the beans, you can use about 2 pounds of carrots or cauliflower, or
a mixture of the 3 vegetables. Peel carrots and cut into thin sticks, separat
e cauliflower into flowerets; reduce cooking time to 3 minutes or until tender.

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