Blanching 'purple' green beans

maxibo · « **on:** August 25, 2013, 15:47 »

Hi All! We are in the grip of a green bean glut. Which is fine by me as I love them

We have rather a lot of a purple and green striped variety 'selma zebra'. If I blanch them for 2-3 mins the purple stripes will not have completely disappeared. Will this matter when freezing and then cooking from frozen? Will they go a funny colour?

Cheers!

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2013, 16:03 »

I only blanch sliced beans for 2 minutes and that's enough time for my purple beans to turn green

and they are certainly green when cooked and served

maxibo · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2013, 16:14 »

Thanks Mum! I was worried that the purple colour may go black or something once frozen

. I shall be blanching and freezing many, many beans tomorrow

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Blanching 'purple' green beans

maxibo

Blanching 'purple' green beans

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maxibo

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