How To Cook String Beans

Ivan Red Jr. Author: Ivan Red Jr. Time for reading: ~3 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
How To Cook String Beans

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String beans are an excellent healthy vegetable. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, trace elements. String (asparagus) beans are indispensable for dietary nutrition, as they have a very low calorie content with excellent digestibility.

 
 

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String beans are an excellent healthy vegetable. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, trace elements. String (asparagus) beans are indispensable for dietary nutrition, as they have a very low calorie content with excellent digestibility.

Many people do not like to use green beans in their dishes. And the reason for this is not at all the taste of the beans, but the fact that the housewives choose the wrong beans for cooking and after the first failure they no longer experiment.

String beans are very easy to cook and taste delicious if chosen correctly. Asparagus beans should be milky ripe, light yellow or light green in color, dense, shiny. It should break in half easily and with a crunch. Only from such beans will you get delicious dishes. Overripe beans are tough and not tasty.

Before cooking, rinse the green beans well and cut off the ends of the pods. When cooking, dip the beans into boiling water and cook for no more than 5-6 minutes. For many snacks and salads, beans should not be boiled until fully cooked, but until half cooked. Accordingly, the cooking time is reduced to 3 minutes. After cooking, drain the beans in a colander and let dry. Boiled green beans seasoned with butter and herbs are an excellent side dish for many meat and fish dishes.

Recipes with the ingredient fresh green beans

Option 1
in a saucepan
Option 2
in a double boiler
Option 3
in a slow cooker
Option 4
in the microwave
Ingredients:
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Fresh string beans
We will need:
  • Pot
  • Colander
  • Knife
  • Board kitchen

How to cook green beans in a saucepan step by step instructions with a photo

Step 1

 

To cook green beans, you will need 500 ml of water ml, salt 1 tsp, saucepan, knife, kitchen board, colander.

Step 2

 

200 grams of fresh green beans, rinse well.

Step 3

 

Cut off the ends on both sides.

Step 4

 

Cut the string beans into small pieces.

Step 5

 

Bring water with salt to a boil. Dip prepared beans into boiling water. Bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat and cook in a saucepan with a lid on for 5 minutes after boiling. Frozen green beans should be cooked for 3 minutes longer!

Step 6

 

Drain the water. Boiled green beans are ready.

Ingredients:
  • Fresh string beans
We will need:
  • Double boiler
  • Knife
  • Colander
  • Board kitchen

How to cook green beans in a double boiler step by step instructions with a photo

Step 1

 

For work, we need fresh green beans (150 grams), a double boiler, a knife, a kitchen board, a colander.

Step 2

 

Wash the beans well.

Step 3

 

Cut off the ends on both sides.

Step 4

 

Place the string beans in a steamer bowl.

Step 5

 

Steam for 5-6 minutes.

Step 6

 

Boiled beans are ready to go.

Ingredients:
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Fresh string beans
We will need:
  • Multicooker
  • Knife
  • Board kitchen
  • Colander

How to cook green beans in a slow cooker step by step instructions with a photo

Step 1

 

For work, we need asparagus beans 150 g, water 200 ml, salt 0.5 tsp, kitchen board, colander, knife, slow cooker.

Step 2

 

Wash the beans well.

Step 3

 

Cut off the ends of the pods. Cut bean pods in half.

Step 4

 

Bring water with salt in a slow cooker to a boil on the “Frying” mode. Dip beans in water.

Step 5

 

You have to cook for 5 minutes.

Step 6

 

Drain the water. Boiled green beans are ready.

Ingredients:
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Fresh string beans
We will need:
  • Microwave utensils
  • Food film
  • Knife
  • Board kitchen

How to cook green beans in the microwave step by step instructions with photos

Step 1

 

For work, we need 100 g green beans, 50 ml water, 1 g salt, microwave dishes, food film, a knife, a kitchen board.

Step 2

 

Rinse the beans, cut off the ends, cut into medium pieces.

Step 3

 

Place the string beans in a bowl. Pour in water with salt.

Step 4

 

Cover with cling film.

Step 5

 

Cook at 800W for 3 minutes. Leave in the microwave for another 3 minutes until done.

Step 6

 

Drain the water. Cooked beans are ready to go.

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