Green bean purée
Green (or French) beans are usually served whole, for instance as an accompanying vegetable or in a salad, but they make a good purée, too.
This is tasty on its own, but also goes very well with meats, and children usually prefer it to "normal" beans.
This is tasty on its own, but also goes very well with meats, and children usually prefer it to "normal" beans.
71K 14 3.4
Last modified on: August 11th 2023
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2 cups + 2 tablespoons green beans
½ cup 
2 tablespoons 
¼ cup 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 min. | 5 min. | 5 min. | 23 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Peel and slice ½ cup potatoes. Boil in the same water until soft.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pass the potatoes and beans through a vegetable mill.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Transfer the purée into a saucepan on low heat.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Use a whisk to mix in 2 tablespoons butter and ¼ cup cream, salt and pepper, then check the seasoning.
Stage 6
Your green bean purée is ready.
Remarks
The potatoes are not essential, but do give the purée a more fluid texture.
Feel free to vary the quantities of cream and butter to suit your own taste.
Feel free to vary the quantities of cream and butter to suit your own taste.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film or in a sealed container. Freezes very well.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 614 Kcal or 2,571 Kj | 16 gr | 56 gr | 36 gr |
| 31 % | 6 % | 5 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 91 Kcal or 381 Kj | 2 gr | 8 gr | 5 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 600 g : 2.48 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green beans with tomatoes, Mexican-style pork medallions , Macédoine of vegetables, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Alsatian-style salad, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cream and herb dressing, Individual creamy endive gratins, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Du Barry soup, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Winemaker's toast, Cantucci di Prato, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Tomatoes Provençal, Nonettes, ... All |
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