As header, is it possible to pop fresh French beans from the allotment
in the freezer. Do they freeze OK like this?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Paul.
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As header, is it possible to pop fresh French beans from the allotment in
the freezer. Do they freeze OK like this?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Paul.
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I tried it with a runner bean and the result was a very limp bean on
defreezing.
With your French ones it would be the same- I fear.
So the answer to your question is yes - but it will not defreeze to it's
original firm state.

Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

As header, is it possible to pop fresh French beans from the allotment in
the freezer. Do they freeze OK like this?
Paul.

We tried freezing sliced French runner beans without blanching but they
didn't come out very well. Since then we always blanch them first and they
freeze fine. The key to blanching successfully seems to be to plunge only a
few at a time into boiling water for around 3 minutes, then plunge them into
cold water, then chill them in the fridge then into the freezer on fast
freeze. The less beans that are put into the boiling water in one go the
better as the water comes back to the boil quicker. The longer they linger
in the hot/boiling water the more they spoil.
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As header, is it possible to pop fresh French beans from the allotment in
the freezer. Do they freeze OK like this?
Paul.

We tried freezing sliced French runner beans without blanching but they
didn't come out very well. Since then we always blanch them first and they
freeze fine. The key to blanching successfully seems to be to plunge only
a few at a time into boiling water for around 3 minutes, then plunge them
into cold water.


I would dry them before freezing so they do not freeze in a solid mass.

Sue W.

In reply to David (in Normandy) ) who
wrote this in , I, Marvo, say :

As header, is it possible to pop fresh French beans from the
allotment in the freezer. Do they freeze OK like this?
Paul.

We tried freezing sliced French runner beans without blanching but
they didn't come out very well. Since then we always blanch them
first and they freeze fine. The key to blanching successfully seems
to be to plunge only a few at a time into boiling water for around 3
minutes, then plunge them into cold water, then chill them in the
fridge then into the freezer on fast freeze. The less beans that are
put into the boiling water in one go the better as the water comes
back to the boil quicker. The longer they linger in the hot/boiling
water the more they spoil.

Since I'm lurking ...

Less than 3 minutes IMHO, and very hot fully boiling water. Maybe one
minute. Then before freezing, spin dry them in a salad spinner or in the
washing machine in a muslin bag (make sure the washing machine is clean!)

It works very well.

Would steaming work as well as blanching?

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:39:43 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to David (in Normandy) ) who
wrote this in , I, Marvo, say :

As header, is it possible to pop fresh French beans from the
allotment in the freezer. Do they freeze OK like this?
Paul.

We tried freezing sliced French runner beans without blanching but
they didn't come out very well. Since then we always blanch them
first and they freeze fine. The key to blanching successfully seems
to be to plunge only a few at a time into boiling water for around 3
minutes, then plunge them into cold water, then chill them in the
fridge then into the freezer on fast freeze. The less beans that are
put into the boiling water in one go the better as the water comes
back to the boil quicker. The longer they linger in the hot/boiling
water the more they spoil.

Since I'm lurking ...

Less than 3 minutes IMHO, and very hot fully boiling water. Maybe one
minute. Then before freezing, spin dry them in a salad spinner or in the
washing machine in a muslin bag (make sure the washing machine is clean!)

It works very well.

Hi Paul, in my experience with freezing your harvested vegetables, French Beans are one of several vegetables that freeze very well without blanching. I just top and tail them and then put them into freezer bags and freeze. When required don't defrost just put them into saucepan of water with a pinch of salt and cook in the usual way, regards Steve.

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