How To Boil Green Beans Recipe
Serves 15 mins prep5 mins cook
Learn how to boil and blanch green beans to use in recipes or to freeze them for later. With my foolproof method, you can have perfectly boiled and ready you eat fresh green beans in less than 15 minutes from start to finish.
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0 To prepare the fresh green beans for boiling, pick through them and discard any that are discolored or bruised. 1 To trim green beans quickly, line up 5-7 green beans so that the stem ends are even. This way you can easily cut off the stems with one quick swipe of the knife. Depending on the recipe you are planning to use, you can leave them as a whole or cut them in the middle if you want smaller pieces. 2 Place water and salt in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring it to a boil. 3 Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with ice and water. Set it aside. 4 Carefully add the green beans into the boiling water. Cook until crisp and tender, 5-7 minutes. 5 Using a slotted spoon or a spider strainer, transfer the green beans into the ice water. Let them cool to room temperature completely for about 5 minutes. Drain. 6 If you are planning to use them in a recipe right away, you can place them on a baking sheet lined with a few sheets of paper towels to try them off.View original recipe