Blanching green beans is how you prepare them for going into the freezer! This is a great thing to know and makes preserving a small amount of green beans possible.
As many green beans as you have to preserveit can be a large or small amount
A pot of water
A large bowl of ice water
Instructions
Prepare your green beans by washing them, breaking off the stem ends, and snapping them into bite sized pieces.
Bring a pot, half filled with water, to a boil. You can add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the water if you'd like.
While the water is boiling, add in some green beans, working in batches if needed, as to not over fill the pot.
Bring the water back to a boil and boil the green beans for 1 minute.
Use a slotted spoon to remove the green beans from the boiling water and place them in the bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
Repeat the boiling and ice water bath process as needed to use all of your green beans.
Your green beans are now blanched and you can put them in freezer safe containers and freeze or use them in recipes that call for blanched fresh green beans.
Notes
This recipe is ideal for getting small amount of green beans into the freezer. If my garden hasn't produced enough to can a bunch, I'll just put little batches in the freezer as I have extras. It's so nice to have fresh (frozen) beans in the winter!
Nutrition
Serving: 1/2 cup green beans | Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.5g | Protein: 0.9g | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 1.6g