How to cook fresh green beans?
To preserve all the benefits and nutrients of green beans, steaming is the most suitable.
Whether using a steamer or in a steamer basket, 35 minutes is enough to cook the green beans.
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Boiling remains the most widespread.
For more flavor, salt or broth can be added to the water.
For slightly crunchy green beans, wait 12 minutes.
For more melting vegetables, 15 minutes are necessary.
To preserve the beautiful green color of green beans, a cold water bath after cooking is ideal.
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How to cook frozen green beans?
Like other vegetables, green beans are grown and picked mainly in summer.
During other seasons, it is possible to turn to frozen green beans.
Unlike fresh green beans, frozen ones are blanched beforehand.
Their cooking time can therefore be reduced.
On some sachets, cooking instructions are shared.
If not, just let them steam for 3 minutes.
In boiling salted water, you have to wait 5 minutes to have very tender green beans.
How to cook canned green beans?
Canned green beans are also found year-round.
This is a simple and quick alternative to enjoy this vegetable.
They too are already bleached.
Just drain them, then put them in a pan with a knob of butter.
A pinch of salt and a little garlic can add a little flavor to the green beans.
Recipe ideas for cooking green beans
Whether fresh or frozen, boiled or steamed, all that remains is to cook the green beans before enjoying them.
If you like to eat them hot, the green beans can be sautéed with salt, pepper and why not, a few spices such as curry, turmeric or ginger.
If they go very well with meat and fish, vegetarians can combine them with potatoes, mushrooms, rice or pasta.
For a more original and gourmet recipe, you can opt for bundles of green beans.
A few branches surround themselves with a slice of bacon, lard or prosciutto.
A drizzle of olive oil and pine nuts can be added to finish.
This recipe can be eaten both hot and cold.
In summer, we rarely think of green bean salads when they are delicious!
There are many ideas for decorating salads: potatoes, tomatoes, olives, feta, mozzarella, cashews, hard-boiled eggs... You can season your salad to your liking.