Do you blanch fresh green beans before you freeze them?!
Do you blanch fresh green beans before you freeze them?
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Yes. It's best to blanch them...take off the ends and either leave whole or cut in sections. Get a pot of water ready with a bit of salt. When it comes to a boil add your green beans and cook for about 3 minutes. Immediately drain and plunge into very cold water to stop the cooking process. When cold drain very well and pack in freezer bags. I like to freeze them in the quantity I would be using. Good luck!
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I started cooking when I was a child. We lived on a farm where we would freeze our fresh veggies as often as possible.
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yes. they turn out much better if you do.
Yes, its a good idea to do this. They stay fresher for longer in the freezer.
Yes
If you want them to remain green, yes. Look at the frozen foods at the grocery store--if those veggies weren't blanched, they'd look yellowish and not so good.
Tey adding a little salt to the water before you put the veggies in.
Yes