How much time to cook green beans?

Green beans or green beans are a healthy and tasty product, but in the case of improper cooking both of these properties can be minimized. An ideal option to preserve nutrients is to boil it. The main issues faced by an inexperienced cook - what is the difference between green beans and asparagus beans and how long to cook green beans.

Green beans are eaten whole. Asparag bean is one of the varieties of chilli, so it is similar in color and visually, but has a more delicate texture. Its name is obliged to taste, reminiscent of asparagus. There are no hard plant fibers in its “shoulder blades”.

The cog variety is eaten only after heat treatment, but asparagus can be eaten raw.

Not any beans are suitable for cooking. You should not experiment with the preparation of immature pods of grain varieties. Delicious dishes are obtained from sugar and semi-sugar (vegetable) varieties. They have delicate leaf pods and small soft grains.

The most delicious are light green or pale yellow pods of slightly curved shape. You can check their quality with your fingers: the pods should be tight to the touch and easily break in half. When choosing pods, they will also correctly focus on the degree of their maturity. For one dish should take the same pods. Yellowed pods are not suitable for food, so they must be thrown away.

No complicated manipulations are necessary. In a string bean, you first need to remove all the twigs and stems, then thoroughly wash the pods and break off the hard tips, then remove the vein between the wings with a knife. In asparagus beans should get rid of the twigs, rinse the pods in cold water and cut in half.

Beans are cooked on fire, steamed, in a microwave, in a slow cooker. Cooking time depends on the chosen method and taste preferences.

Consider: young fruits are prepared faster than mature ones. If, for cooking, mature pods or large pods are nevertheless chosen, then another 2-3 minutes should be added to the recommended time.

If you want to get crispy beans - it takes 5-6 minutes, if you need soft - the time increases to 7-8 minutes. To reduce cooking time, you can chop the vegetable into small pieces.

Cooking technology:

• bring the water to a boil (water should be enough to cover the whole beans, if necessary, pour);
• put the pods in it and add some salt (about 10 grams of salt will be needed for 1 liter of water);
• cook over low heat, do not mix;
• discard the finished product in a colander;
• “Bathe” in cold water, which will keep the bright green color and prevent softening.

Add your favorite spices, butter - an independent dish is ready.

Cooking on fire is ideal, because in the process of cooking you can always taste the product and decide to stop or continue cooking. By the way, excess cooked beans can be frozen.

If you want to cook the beans for a couple, but there is no special fixture, then pour half a liter of water into a regular saucepan and boil. Then put a colander with beans in a saucepan and cover with a lid. For 5-7 minutes, the vegetable will reach readiness.

Cooking in a double boiler will take up to 15 minutes. Put the beans in 1 or 2 layers in the capacity of the double boiler, pour water into the water compartment in accordance with the instructions to the apparatus.

To cook in a microwave oven, pour hot water, put vegetables, salt and close the lid in a microwave oven. The holes in the lid should remain open. Cook at maximum power for one minute. If this time is not enough - run another half a minute. If the beans were poured with cold water, the time should be increased to 2.5 minutes.

To cook in a slow cooker, pour water into a container, lay out the beans and start the “soup” mode for 7 minutes. In some models, this mode is called "cooking".

Sometimes fruits are prepared in a sealed container and in a small amount of salt water. Then they do not drain the water, but add oil, spices and greens directly to the pan, mix, transfer to a deep bowl and serve it.

It is not necessary to defrost the product before cooking, but the thawed pods cook faster. This is due to the fact that before freezing, they were blanched. On fire, they will cook in 4-5 minutes.

Some recipes contain an indication that the defrosting stage should be skipped and throw the frozen pods into boiling water. In this case, you will need to increase the cooking time by 5 minutes.

Canned pods do not need to be cooked - they are ready to eat, so you can immediately send them from the jar to a ready dish, to a saucepan or to the pan.

This question is relevant for summer residents and gardeners who have grown a rich harvest and are planning to save it. Beans are well stored in frozen form, while retaining most of the beneficial micronutrients. Before freezing the beans are processed in boiling water (blanching).

First you need to prepare the pods in the same way as before cooking. Then dip in boiling water, and after 2-3 minutes, remove and place on ice. After "hardening" pods shift on a napkin and dry. The next stage is packaging for freezing bags and sending them to the freezer.

Beans are a truly unique product. It can be cooked, fried, canned. It has an excellent taste in combination with both salt and sugar. And also asparagus beans are an independent dish, and a great side dish, and an ingredient in salads, soups and vegetable dishes.

Independent dish "Beans with egg" requires the following ingredients:

• green beans - 500 grams;
• eggs - 2 pieces;
• lemon juice - 2 tablespoons;
• pepper, salt - to taste.

Beans can be cooked in any convenient way. Part of the broth poured into a bowl. Beat raw eggs with salt, pepper, lemon juice and the remaining decoction. Pour the mixture into a hot frying pan, and send the beans here. Cook with constant stirring for 1 minute.

For a warm salad of boiled beans and chicken will need the following components:

• green beans - ½ kilogram;
• chicken fillet - 250 grams;
• bow - 1 head;
• sweet pepper - 2 pieces;
• water and table vinegar (preferably balsamic) - ¼ cup;
• salt, spices - to taste;
• vegetable oil - to taste.

The cooking procedure is as follows:

1. Boil the beans until half cooked (it takes about 2.5–3 minutes when cooking on the fire), then fold to a sieve.
2. Fry the chicken fillet in small pieces in vegetable oil. After the appearance of golden brown crust put in a separate bowl. In the same oil, place for 2-3 minutes pieces of pepper, onion rings and boiled beans.
3. If the chicken is cold, it can be heated in a griddle with vegetables.
4. The finished dish to fill the sauce of water and vinegar, sprinkle with a small amount of greens.It will be very nice if you sprinkle the salad on top with sesame seeds.

Lotion of green beans and meat should be appreciated by lovers of dietetic dishes. Its ingredients are:

• broth - 1 liter;
• asparagus beans - 400 grams;
• potatoes - 300 grams;
• grated cheese (can be replaced with melted cheese) - 100 grams;
• meat (any) - 200 grams;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

You need to consistently perform the following steps:

1. Cook until fully cooked meat and vegetables (can be in one pot, just run them into the water in turns).
2. All ingredients cut into small pieces and grind in a blender. The resulting mass is mixed with hot meat broth and put on a small fire for 10 minutes.
3. Add cheese and spices to the hot soup and mix again with a blender.
4. Before serving, decorate with greens.

Vegetable stew with chicken pieces will require the following ingredients:

• chicken fillet - 300 grams;
• asparagus beans - 300 grams;
• tomatoes - 1 large or 2 small fruits;
• bow - 1 head;
• carrots - 1 large or 2 small;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• salt, spices, herbs - to taste.

Do the following with the ingredients described:

1. Prepare all products: wash, cut into pieces.
2. Cook until beans ready preferred way. Discard the strainer.
3. Fry the chicken fillet in a small amount of vegetable oil. It is best to use olive.
4. When the fillet starts to brown - add onions and carrots to it. Cook for 2-3 minutes more.
5. Transfer the chicken and vegetables to a deep enough stew for stewing.
6. Cut the tomato, garlic and favorite herbs, mix with beans and add to the chicken.
7. Put on the fire, salt, pepper, pour half a glass of water or broth. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes. The dish will be ready when the vegetables and chicken are soft.

This is not a complete list of dishes from this vegetable, because the beans - one of the oldest cultures in the world. It was the basis of the diet of the ancient Aztec and many peoples of South and Central America. Europe is obliged to thank Christopher Columbus for introducing her to this great product. By the way, it is not necessary to cook for someone's recipes, because the beans can "adapt" to your favorite dishes. It can be easily entered into your favorite vegetable salads, it will not spoil them!

See how to quickly and tasty cook green beans in the next video.