How to freeze Green Beans

There are people who have a garden in their home and want freeze what they have harvested to enjoy it throughout the year and others however prefer to buy fresh products directly from the market.

There are times when you do not have time to consume everything purchased, causing products, especially vegetables, to reach lose their properties.

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  • 1 Steps to freeze green beans
  • 2 Some important tips for freezing beans

Steps to freeze green beans

steps needed to freeze beans

It is important to know the proper way to freeze vegetablesIn this case the green beans, since in this way they will remain intact for months and will also have the same flavor as when they were freshly cut.

If you want to freeze green beans, you have to take into account a series of tips, since it is not only about placing them in the freezer. They need preparation so that they can preserve their qualities, as well as their flavor, without suffering any damage.

When food is frozen, ice crystals are produced. When this process is not done correctly, these crystals can cause changes in the structure of the food, causing the taste of the beans to be unpleasant and they lose their characteristic texture, as well as their nutrients.

If you want to prevent this from happening, it is important to freeze the beans quicklyIn this way, the crystals that are generated are small and do not break the cellular structure of this vegetable.

The beans for being a vegetable that are consumed cooked, need to be bleached before be frozen.

This means that you have to place them for a few seconds in a little boiling water, drain them and then cool them immediately with plenty of cold water

. For this you have to place water with a lot of ice in a container and add the green beans after having blanched them.

It is important to note that the time that the green beans should be immersed in the water depends on its thickness, as well as the cut, usually it is from one minute to three. The thicker the beans, the closer they will be to three minutes, on the contrary, if they are very short pieces they will need to be less time.

When the green beans are cold, they must be drained and then dried. This is the most important step, since they need to be completely dry, in order to prevent the water from freezing and burning the beans.

Once the beans are dry, it is necessary freeze them immediately, so that proteins that can damage green beans can be deactivated.

When placing green beans in the freezer, it is important to remember that they must be in little portions, If this is added to the fact that they are already cold at the time of freezing, the chances of crystals forming that cause damage to the preservation of said vegetable are reduced

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green beans, diced and frozenThus, said freezing will occur homogeneously and in a short time.

Green beans going through this process can be in the freezer for a maximum 12 monthsTherefore, it is advisable to consume them before reaching this time limit. A good way to keep control of this date is to write it down on some paper, in this way you can know how long the beans have left before they start to lose their properties.

When you want to consume them, you just have to place them inside a pot with boiling water for about thirty minutes. They do not need to be defrosted beforehand.

Some important tips for freezing beans

It is important to wrap the beans correctly, in such a way that they are hermetically sealed so that they do not become dry, and thus also prevent other odors from modifying their flavor.

Prevent green beans from touching the freezer walls, since if this were to happen, the vegetables could get burned.

How to freeze Green Beans

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