Martin B Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hello, I need your assistance regards ways of preserving a runner bean glut. Some of the beans have gone wooden or stringy so I presume a soup would get rid of that. But what about all the normal ones etc. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Freeze them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 We freeze them. I use a small, bean stringer and slicer from Lakeland, to prepare them - it is so quick to use. I just pack and freeze, without blanching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 yeah freeze them - jamie oliver had a very nifty gadget for de-stringing and slicing runner beans on tv last night.......not sure where he got it from tho......prob lakeland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I freeze mine too. Blanch them for 1-2 minutes, cool quickly in a sink of cold water then freeze in batches big enough for one meal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Just watched Jamie ( well I'm still on my deathbed!) and his recipes from last night were all beanified. Did no one else see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I've recorded it and haven't had time to watch it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeymerKim Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I use quite a good website for checking on what to freeze/preserve etc http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/freeze.html It's worked so far for the freezing - not used the other sections yet, but will do so once the blackberries kick in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 You can salt them, but not sure they would tast very good - I have frozen mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I've salted them before. It works really well but you have to soak them in several different lots of cold water to get rid of the salty taste before cooking them. I freeze mine in batches big enough for one meal now and find it works really well. I picked about 12lbs runner beans last night at the allotment so I've got rather a lot of chopping and freezing to do . I'm going to make some into chutney too tomorrow if I get time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Sorry this is a bit late, Martin, but we always used to let some of ours get really old on the vine on purpose, and then ate the beans themselves, rather than the pods. They're absolutely delicious. Chuck the pods in the compost heap, boil the beans till they soften and then serve them with a dressing of olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Or use them like kidney beans and make chilli con carne with them (though you probably miss out some of their flavour that way). You can dry them and use them later too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
