Dilled Carrots Green Beans For 2 Recipes

SPICY CAJUN PICKLED GREEN BEANS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Fit as many green beans and carrots as you can into a jar, vertically.
• Add the garlic and bay leaf to the jar, using a chopstick or something similar to slide them down the sides of the jar.
• Add oregano, thyme, cayenne pepper, celery seed, and peppercorns directly to the jar.
• Bring vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan to make a brine, stirring to make sure sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Pour brine over vegetables in jar, making sure to cover all the vegetables and fill to the top.
• Allow jar to cool, and keep in refrigerator for 6 months. These will taste best if you allow them to sit in the fridge at least overnight, and the flavor will intensify as time goes on.

HONEY-GLAZED CARROTS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook 2 cups each chopped carrots and green beans in a medium pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Drain, then return the vegetables to the pot with 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon honey and the zest of 1/2 lemon; season with salt. Cook, stirring, over medium heat, 1 minute.

GREEN BEANS, CARROTS OR CAULIFLOWER MARINATED IN DILL

Steps:

• If using green beans, 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 the vegetable of your choice and 1 tablespoon of the salt.
• Let water return to a boil and cook veggies, uncovered until veggies are fork tender but still brightly colored (about 3 minutes for cauliflower, 5 minutes for beans or 7 minutes for carrots).
• Drain immediately and cool.
• Pack veggies into a refrigerator container, and add mustard seed, dill weed, chiles, dill seed and garlic.
• Bring to a boil the 2 cups water, wine or vinegar, sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons salt; pour over veggies.
• Cool, cover and chill overnight or as long as 2 weeks.

DILLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• 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.

CARROTS WITH DILL

Steps:

• Place carrots, water and margarine in saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 8 minutes or until the carrots are crisp-tender. Uncover and simmer until liquid has evaporated. Stir in dill.

GLAZED CARROTS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add carrots; cover and cook for 1 minute. Add beans; cover and cook 2 minutes longer. Drain and immediately place vegetables in ice water. Drain and pat dry. , Place the vegetables in a large skillet; add broth and butter. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 2 teaspoons. Add the sugar, salt and pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute.