Anybody have any recipes for fresh green beans?

Question

I have been given tons of green beans from the garden. Any recipes or ideas you can share?

Thanks everyone! ☺

Answer 1

This one is kinda fun but easy to do.

Take about 7 cups or so of fresh cut green beans and mix with Celery salt. Just a dash but not more then that. Mix by hand.
Set aside.

Then get out a frying pan and put in 2 to 3 table spoons of butter and let melt on low heat. While that is melting get a onion and chop up fine to medium. Enough for about 1 cup and mix a 1/4 cup of brown sugar with them and just a dash of Louisiana hot sauce.

Ad the brown sugar mixture to the butter and add the green beans. And Saute for about 30 minutes on low heat. You will see them caramelize. And they taste out of this world.

Answer 2

-Cleaned and trimmed green beans
-1/2 cup water, may need a little more if it boils out too fast
-juice from 1/2 lemon
-zest from 1/2 lemon
-1 clove garlic, minced
-1 Tsp. Rosemary
-salt and pepper to taste
-Toasted almond slices

Add the first seven ingredients in a saute pan on med- med high heat. Let water on the bottom of pan begin to boil and then turn down to med heat and cover. Allow to cook for 7-10 minutes, depending on how cooked you prefer, mix occasionally to make sure that there is still a little liquid in the bottom of the pan. You do not want the beans to brown, just cook. Once the beans are done, mix in toasted almond slices to add a little extra crunch. These are great Green beans, and I could eat them any time!

Answer 3

Garlic Green Beans
Are you “bean” good about eating your veggies? Try this flavorful new way to prepare the basic.

1 pound green beans
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olive, cut in half


1 . Place beans in 1 inch of water in 2-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
2 . Heat butter, oregano, garlic and salt in same saucepan over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add beans and olives; toss to coat.

Answer 4

deep fried Green beans! That's rifgt drop the beans in hot oil until they blister and float to the top. In a separate pan or wok stir fry some chopped garlic ginger and scallions in a little oil add cooked beans and mix add a little soy sauce, some sherry, some red pepper flakes optional, finish with some store bought black beans sauce, or hoisin sauce, or your favorite Asian sauce. at the end a drop of sesame oil, and serve garnished with sesame seeds.

Answer 5

FRESH HERBED GREEN BEANS

Buy enough fresh green beans to serve 10. Wash and trim ends, but leave beans whole. Bring a large kettle of water to a boil; add the beans and blanch about 10 minutes or until beans are crisp tender but still bright green. Drain beans and cover with cold water. Drain and chill.
When ready to serve, microwave beans 1 or 2 minutes on high or until beans are just hot. Toss with butter and about 2/3 cup finely chopped fresh herbs such as dill, basil, parsley and chives.

Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Serve at once.

SWEET AND SOUR FRESH GREEN BEANS

2 c. fresh green beans, cut into 1" pieces
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 sm. onion, chopped

In saucepan, add just enough water to cover beans. Add remaining ingredients. Cook to desired doneness


CREAM OF FRESH GREEN BEAN SOUP

1 1/2 lbs. very fresh green beans, stems and strings removed
2 c. milk, hot but not scalded
Salt and fresh black pepper to taste
Optional--small amounts of minced fresh basil and chives

1. Steam the beans until just tender and bright green.
2. Puree them with the milk until very smooth.

3. Season to taste. Heat just before serving. Don't boil or cook it or serve it cold.

Answer 6

Chop (250 gms) beans in to small pieces. Put oil (2 spoons) in a pan, put mustard when hot, one or two cut green chillies, corainder leaves, and add the cut beans and fry. Add salt to taste and coconut grate. A fine beans salad, very tasty!.

Answer 7

My mother had a cast iron pot she cooked fresh green beans in, she'd add salt, pepper, sugar, and fry up some bacon add a little of the grease for taste and crumbed the bacon in the beans. They were to die for

Answer 8

Make your regular recipe for ham and cabbage but add fresh green beans...it's wonderful.

Answer 9

Easy and Yummy! Steam them (either on the stove or microwave) and drizzle with a little olive oil, fresh lemon and fresh garlic. This works with asparagus and spinach as well.

Answer 10

Clean and steam till al dente. Add warmed butter and fresh garlic. This works well with asparagus too.