How to prepare green beans
Here's how to turn freshly bought (or picked) green beans into ready-to-use vegetables.
16 K 4/5 (4 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
450 g
1 IngredientLast modified on: August 11th 2023
For 450 g, you will need:
- 1
500 g green beans - Total weight: 500 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Green beans are all good...
Stage 2
...except for the two ends or tips, which have to be removed - that's the whole job of preparing them.
There are 2 methods for achieving this.
There are 2 methods for achieving this.
Stage 3
The "old-fashioned" way
Take each bean in your hand, then with the other hand break off the tip by bending it, throw it away, then do the same with the other tip.Stage 4
To obtain a bean like this.
This is the procedure when dealing with stringy beans, and breaking the tip by hand also removes the threads.
No secret, it's quite a long process...
Perhaps it's something you've already done, back in the day, at your grandmother's house?
This is the procedure when dealing with stringy beans, and breaking the tip by hand also removes the threads.
No secret, it's quite a long process...
Perhaps it's something you've already done, back in the day, at your grandmother's house?
Stage 5
Quick method
With stringy beans all but extinct these days, a much quicker method is to take a small packet of beans...Stage 6
...and cutting off all the ends at once, on one side...
Stage 7
...then the other.
Stage 8 - 20 min.
Use the method of your choice for all the beans, and place them in a colander.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Then wash them, and your green beans are ready to cook.
Stage 10
Cooking
Cook the beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender.Stage 11
Drain and refresh under cold running water to stop cooking immediately.
Drain again carefully.
Drain again carefully.
Stage 12
You can then cut them into pieces (more or less small), depending on your recipe.
Stage 13
If you intend to use them in a salad, I recommend drying them carefully in a tea towel beforehand, to remove any cooking water that might interfere with your salad dressing.
Alternatively, you can spin them.
Alternatively, you can spin them.
Remarks
You can prepare butter beans (yellow) in the same way.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, and can be frozen.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 10 RDI=5 % | 40 RDI=3 % | 0 | 190 RDI=10 % | 800 RDI: 10 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 0 | 40 RDI=2 % | 160 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 450 g : 2 €
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Green beans
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