How To Freeze Green Beans Recipes

EASY WAY TO FREEZE FRESH GREEN BEANS WITHOUT BLANCHING

Steps:

• Take a step back and admire your green beans because god damn, you're amazing, you just grew green beans!
• Trim the ends off both sides of green beans.
• Cut the green beans in half.
• Wash with water, making sure to get all dirt off them.
• Dry completely. Place on a cloth towel or paper towel, allowing to dry completely. This usually takes about 20 minutes.
• Place in freezer bags. I like to make 1 cup, 12 oz and 16 oz bags. Label the bag.
• Freeze them!
• Time to eat them? Depending on what you are making, defrost or place in boiling water/soup directly frozen.

HOW TO FREEZE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse green beens in a strainer. Discard any overly large or blemished beans.
• Use a paring knife to trim the attached end from the beans. The tail of the bean can remain.
• You can keep beans whole or cut them into one or two inch pieces.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. A 6 qt or 8 qt pot will probably do the trick unless you're making tons of green beans. While that comes to a boil, fill a large bowl with ice cubes and water.
• Add the green beans to the boiling water, in batches if necessary. Immerse them, continuing to boil, for 3-4 minutes until they begin to turn a bright green color.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove the green beans and transfer into your ice cold water. Allow them to cool in the pool for about 15 minutes, adding extra ice if necessary.
• Once the beans have cooled, drain the ice water and spread the green beans on a clean kitchen dish towel to briefly dry or if you'd like to speed things along, you can give them a ride in your salad spinner to remove water.
• Once most of the moisture is gone from the beans, transfer them to a parchment or waxed paper lined rimmed baking sheet. Spread the green beans into a single layer and pop them into your freezer for an hour or two until they're frozen.
• Transfer the frozen green beans into labeled zip top freezer bags. I like to portion my green beans into serving sizes, like two cup servings. Remove as much much excess air as possible to prevent freezer burn.