My kids love these cultured green beans and what is even better is they are so good for them.
This recipe is taken from Cooking Gods Way. I added to this a 1/2 packet Body Ecology Culture Starter and some Ecobloom. I haven’t done the fermenting before with just salt and I guess I like that insurance of the good bacteria being added to start the culturing. I will try it with just salt next time to compare and let you know if there is a difference or not. They are on the counter now so I will let you know how they turn out.
Ingredients
- ¾ to 1 pound fresh green beans
- 1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried dill OR 3 to 4 sprigs fresh dill
- 1½ Tablespoons unrefined sea salt
- 2 cups filtered water
Instructions
- Place half of the sliced garlic to a clean quart-sized mason jar, followed by the red pepper flakes and dill.
- Snap off the stem-end of green beans. Blanch green beans in boiling water for 2 minutes, then immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water until no longer hot. Drain the blanched beans well and pat dry with paper towels.
- Add green beans to your jar, stem-end down, packing them close together….it helps to lay the jar on its side at first. Fill the jar completely with the green beans, but do not pack them in too tight. Sprinkle remaining garlic slices on top of beans in jar.
- In a bowl, or large glass measuring cup, mix together the water and salt. Pour this mixture into your jar of beans to cover, being sure to leave 1-inch space from the top of the jar for expansion. (If the brine does not cover, simply make up another batch using the same ratio of salt to water.)
- Place lid (preferably air-lock lid) on the jar tightly. If using air-lock fill with water according to instructions. Allow to ferment (culture) for 3 days at room temperature, checking after day 2. When they are done, the beans will smell and taste “pickled”, but they should still be slightly crisp.
- Remove air-lock lid, if using, and replace with storage lid — transfer to cold storage.
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