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Another 'is this recipe safe' question

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Posted by mudster (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 28, 10 at 17:40

I saw this recipe posted on a cooking forum. Participants were asking for processing instructions. My hunch is that it wouldn't be safe because of the sesame oil. (The ratio of vinegar to water+soy is okay though, yes?)

Szechuan Beans
* 1 pound green beans, washed, topped, and tailed
* 1 cup cider vinegar
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
* 1 tablespoon whole peppercorns, preferably Szechuan
* 1 (1-inch) knob ginger, sliced into coins
* 2 garlic cloves, sliced

The recipe is from this book, which I don't have, so I don't know if it lists it as a quick pickle or if there actually are processing instructions that were omitted on the cooking forum.

Mostly just curious for feedback from folks here. Thanks!

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RE: Another 'is this recipe safe' question

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There's a Look in this Book feature on Amazon for this title. The author lists it as a refrigerated, not canned, item. That seems appropriate to me.

The green beans, the soy sauce, the ginger and the garlic are all low-acid. The oil speaks for itself. I would not risk processing this without verification/testing.

Carol

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RE: Another 'is this recipe safe' question

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Well the author is a chef with no background in food science per her bio sooooo - without the oil? Maybe. But you are right that is is a cooking recipe, not a canning recipe.

Amounts are clearly made for fresh serving at a meal, not canning/preserving. So while the beans could be canned the rest would need to be added at serving time.

Convincing folks that things like this were never intended to be canned is a difficult lesson for them to accept.

Dave

There may be a similar approved recipe in one of the books but I don't know of one off hand.

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RE: Carol beat me to it ;)

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Thanks Carol. :)

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RE: Another 'is this recipe safe' question

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Never try to take a cooking recipe and invent your own canning recipe from it. There are reasons there are cooking recipes and canning recipes. They are not the same things.

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