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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.

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Last modified on: August 11^th 2023

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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

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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 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,228 Kcal or 5,141 Kj	32 gr	112 gr	72 gr
61 %	12 %	11 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
91 Kcal or 381 Kj	2 gr	8 gr	5 gr
5 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 200 g : 4.95 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Green beans with tomatoes, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , Pork roast with herbs, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Grandma's salad, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Quick chicken curry, Potato and cheese pie, Lille style chicken, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: The total turnip, Nantes Tourton, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, Roasted Cauliflower, Cod loin with saffron, ... All

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