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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.

78 K 3.4/5 (14 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

4.95 €

2 kg 400 g

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: August 11^th 2023

For 2 kg 400 g, you will need:

1 2 kgs green beans
2 400 g potatoes
3 100 g butter
4 200 g cream
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 2,700 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Resting: 5 min.

Cooking: 5 min.

All in all: 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Prepare 2 kgs green beans, reserve.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Peel and slice 400 g 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 100 g butter and 200 g 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.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film or in a sealed container. Freezes very well.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	60 RDI=30 %	220 RDI=20 %	140 RDI=20 %	2,460 RDI=120 %	10,280 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	8 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=5 %	380 RDI: 5 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 kg 400 g : 9.90 €

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