Freezing String Beans
Recipe: #10600
September 23, 2013
"This is how I prepare my string beans and freeze them every fall."
Original is 20 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (113.4 g)
- Calories 30.6
- Total Fat - 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 7.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 2.1 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Calcium - 44.2 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Clean the beans and snip both ends off; cut into bite size pieces. (can leave whole if you prefer)
Step 2
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil; toss in 1 pound of the prepared beans and let sit for 2 minutes.
Step 3
Remove the beans with a slotted ladle and place in a bowl or sink filled with ice water; let sit for 2 minutes.
Step 4
Remove the beans and place on a clean towel; gently pat dry and place into freezer bags. Seal the bags removing as much air as possible with a straw, or use a vacuum sealer system.
Step 5
Repeat procedure with the remainder of the fresh beans.
Step 6
Freeze until ready to use.
Tips
- Plastic bags
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