Our Green Bean Pickle is made from fresh green beans, onions and chillies grown at Chilcotts Farm. The pickle has a pleasant warmth from the mustard and chillies, complimented with an underlying sweetness. The green beans give the pickle a substance with a delightful crunchy crispness.
A lovely addition to sandwiches, hot and cold meats, cheeses and many other dishes.
Ingredients
- 1.3 Kg Green Beans (French Beans and/or Runner Beans)
- 850 mls Cider Vinegar (Can be previously spiced with pickling spice)
- 600g Onions
- 300g Light Brown Sugar
- 100g Caster Sugar
- 90g of Batts Wholegrain Mustard (Lidl own brand, but any prepared mustard)
- 90g Batts English Mustard (Lidl own brand, but any prepared mustard)
- 1tbsp Tumeric
- 2tbsp Celery Salt
- 1tbsp Corn flour
- 1 Red Chilli
Equipment
- Large pan or Preserving/ Jam pan
Preparation
- Wash the jam jars in warm soapy water, rinse and along with the lids, place in a warm oven at about 80°C.
How to make Green Bean Mustard Pickle
- Dice the onions and put into a large pan, add the 500ml Cider vinegar. Cover and simmer until the onions are soft.
- Mix the corn flour, turmeric, celery salt and two mustards together and gradually stir into the remaining vinegar until smooth, and no lumps (except for the mustard seeds)
- Add the blended vinegar and spices to the pan when the onions are soft.
- Add the beans to the pan and cook uncovered for 10 minutes stirring.
- Add both the sugars and the beans. While simmering, continue to occasionally stir until the beans are tender, but not too soft. The beans should have a slight crunch when you bite into them, this gives a nice texture to the final pickle.
- Once cooked, spoon into sterilised jars and seal while hot.
The pickle will keep for a year. It is advisable to refrigerate the pickle once open.