You don't have to stand over a pot of boiling water to blanch green beans anymore. The Instant Pot makes it easy.
Steps:
I would like to know how to prepare snap beans for freezing?
Ms Janette
1.Wash beans and look for any blemishes.
2.Then remove tips and sting (if the string type.
break into desireable peices.
3.dip in boiling hot water for a couple minutes Beans will change to a bright green color.
4.Then remove immediately to a pot of ice cold water to cool down .
5.Put in freezer bags and place in freezer.
This is how I have always done it and they have always come out tasting fresh. JAN
A Guide to Freezing Green Beans. Select young tender pods when the seed is first formed.
A Guide to Freezing String Beans. Select slender, smooth young pods when the seed is first formed. Beans should be firm and tender.
Do you freeze Pole beans the same way as String beans?
By gale barber from Murphy, NC
Yes, good luck.
How do I freeze fresh green beans?
Clean them and put them in a pot of boiling water for 1-2 minutes - this is blanching - it will seal in their green color. After taking them from pot, put them in a ice water bath. Drain, dry them with paper towels, place them on cookie sheets and freeze.
I do it the same way by blanching. Only after they dry I toss into the baggies. But I like the idea of freezing them on a baking sheet first.
How do I freeze green beans from the garden?
By Cindy S
Drop green beans in boiling water for a 3 minutes. They will turn bright green, the scoop out and put in cold water. Then a couple minutes later, put them in a colander to drain.
Can green beans be frozen until enough are collected to then can?
By Teri
Teri
No once they have been froze you can't can them they would be way to soft and mushey.
I prefer canned to frozen but if you do not have enough I would freeze them, so they won't go to waste.
How do you prepare yellow beans for freezing?
By Nancy P.
I would do it the same way as for the green beans.
I want to freeze fresh green beans. How do I?
By Ron
Whats the best way to freeze green beans so they will taste fresh?
By Debbie
How do you prepare green beans for the freezer, without them going mushy?
By Wendy B
How do I freeze small batches of green beans?
By June from MS
I froze green beans one year. During the blanching I added a pinch of baking soda to take out the bitter taste that my mother-in-law told me they would have due to the freezer drying them. I placed them in plastic bags. Come winter, they were bitter and we couldn't eat them. What happened?
By Missy C
