How to Blanch Green Beans
Blanching Green Beans
The freshest of green
beans deserve the simplest presentation. A lot of people prefer their green beans
just blanched and served with salt, pepper and butter. This is the best way to
enjoy the taste of very fresh green beans. Some recipes, such as cold salads that
use green beans call for blanched greens beans.
Definition of blanch:
This term means to plunge foods into boiling water for a
few seconds or a few minutes, then remove and place in ice water. This process
sets the color of vegetables, lets you easily peel fruits, and slip the skins
off nuts. The food does not cook all the way through, so crisp texture is preserved.
Courtesy
of busycooks.about.com:
Blanched Green Beans
Rinse green
beans and snap off ends. Make sure all the pieces are similar in length so they
cook evenly. For about 1 lb. of green beans bring 1 gallon of (16 cups) of water
to a boil. Add one tablespoon of salt. Plunge the green beans into the boiling
water. Let boil for at least 3 minutes. Depending on the size of the green beans
this should be 3-5 minutes. Check for doneness. Immediately drain the green beans
in a colander and plunge them into ice cold water to bring the temperature down.
Drain/dry the beans well before using.
A rule of thumb is the beans should spend as much time in the cold water as in the hot.
Use about 1 gallon of water per 1 lb. of green beans.
Add
one teaspoon per quart (4 cups) of water used.
1 lb. of trimmed green beans - cooked - yields about 2 cups (raw - 3 cups).
Depending on the size of your servings it will serve 2 (1 cup servings) or 4 (1/2
cup servings).
Tasty & Easy Green Bean Recipes
Armenian
Green Beans with Ground Meat and Tomatoes
Blanched
Green Beans
Fried Green Beans
Ginger
Garlic Green Beans
Greek Green Beans
Greek Potatoes and Green Beans
Green
Beans a'la Waterman's
Green Beans Almondine
Green Beans Almondine (with a hint of lemon)
Green Beans Almondine (with an Asian flair)
Green Beans Almondine (with mushrooms)
Green
Bean Casserole (Campbell's)
Green Bean Casserole
(Cook's Illustrated)
Green Beans in Sour Cream
& Tomato Sauce
Green Bean
Salad, Dill, Parsley & Savory
Green
Bean Salad, Feta & Pecans
Green Bean Salad,
Provençal
Green
Bean Salad, Soy Glazed Almonds, Cilantro
Green
Beans with Coconut
Green Beans with Ginger
Butter
Green Beans with Onion Paste (Madhur
Jaffrey)
Green Beans with Shallots
Italian Green Beans (St. Anna Beans)
Oven
Roasted Green Beans
Pears with Green Beans
& Bacon
Persian Green Beans
& Rice
Sautéed
Green Beans with Hazelnut Crumbs
Sesame &
Portobello Green Beans
Sicilian Green Bean & Fennel Salad (Cooking Light)
Stir-Fried Green Beans with Pork & Chilies
Sweet & Sour Green Beans
Oven Roasted Green Beans
en beans. We give credit to Cook's Illustrated for this one. Oven Roasted Green Beans Pre-heat your oven to 450°F Wash, drain and thoroughly dry fresh green beans. Snap off the ends Cover a cookie sheet with alumium foil (makes for easy clean-up) Scatter dry green beans onto cookie sheet.
Cooking tips and techniques
These are a few cooking tips that we've discovered as we've prepared our different green bean recipes. Some you may know, and a few you may not know. We hope they're helpful to you. Garlic There is nothing as bitter as burned garlic. It can literally ruin a dish. When a recipe calls for cooking garlic in olive oil do so over a very low heat and carefully watch the dish.
Sesame and portobello green bean recipe
One of the wonderful things about fresh green beans is that you can add just one or two ingredients and have a fantastic dish. When you're choosing green bean recipes it's important to consider the type of green beans that you have. More mature green beans are best suited for recipes where they'll be boiled or simmered for long periods of time. .
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