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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: horticgirl on July 02, 2010, 11:25

Title: freezing broad beans
Post by: horticgirl on July 02, 2010, 11:25

Can some one tell me the best way to freeze broad beans. I have a glut already!
Do I need to blanche them first? Thanks  :)

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: Val H on July 02, 2010, 12:07

Take a look at this link: http://www.allotment-garden.org/allotment_foods/Storing_the_Surplus_Freezing.php

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: horticgirl on July 02, 2010, 12:33

brilliant - thanksyou!

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: pigeonpie on July 04, 2010, 00:21

I just pick them, pod them and bung them in the freezer as quick as I can. 

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: greenun on July 04, 2010, 02:17

We just pick 'em shell 'em and into the freezer. Good for 12 months so far.

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: Livinhope on July 04, 2010, 19:20

I blanch then open freeze and bag very quickly.

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: Jake on July 22, 2013, 17:19

Hi all, I know this is an old thread but you know,recycle and all that.

So is the consensus here that you don't need to blanch first?  I've got my best broad bean crop yet, about the equivalent of 6 cans, I couldn't be bothered to get the scales out.  It's a bit disappointing to be honest as the bag before they were shelled seems to weigh more than the potatoes.  Anyway, to blanch or not to blanch, that is the question...

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 22, 2013, 17:37

I blanch mine (but not until the sun goes down ) :lol:

Title: Re: freezing broad beans
Post by: Jake on July 22, 2013, 18:33

Well I'm a blancher now too so it would seem  :)