Spicy Pickled Green Beans

Spicy Pickled Green Beans

Ingredients

3/4 lb trimmed Green Beans

3 -4 cloves of garlic – sliced thin

2 tablespoons coarse salt

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons crushed red chiles*

1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns

2 cups white vinegar

Preparation

Arranged green beans  and garlic in shallow glass dish. Bring vinegar, salt, sugar, peppercorns and crushed chiles to a boil.   Pour mixture over beans and let cool.

Place beans in quart jar, pour in liquid and put in fridge.  Should last about a month in the fridge.

You can place beans and garlic in glass canning jars and pour liquid evenly into both and can.

*use less chile if you prefer it to be a bit milder.