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Green bean purée

Name: Green bean purée
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 1 kg 200 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg green beans; 200 g potatoes; 50 g butter; 100 g cream; salt; pepper

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.

101 K 3.4/5 (14 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

4.95 €

1 kg 200 g

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: August 11^th 2023

For 1 kg 200 g, you will need:

1 1 kg green beans
2 200 g potatoes
3 50 g butter
4 100 g cream
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 1,350 grams

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 1 kg green beans, reserve.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Peel and slice 200 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 50 g butter and 100 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	30 RDI=10 %	110 RDI=10 %	70 RDI=10 %	1,230 RDI=60 %	5,140 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	8 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=5 %	380 RDI: 5 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 200 g : 4.95 €

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