Ever since I moved here to Qatar, I have been trying to plan our meals as much in advance as possible because a little prep beforehand will never hurt especially if you are always on-the-go. I have become a total freezer girl, I freeze every possible thing I lay my hands on, from eggs to bread to veggies to pizza.
Also I, did a post on how to have an organized freezer before Ramadan, which is just what I follow and it helps me in saving a lot of time and energy, every single day.
I decided to do this details post on how to freeze beans because I came across of a lot of methods for freezing and this one is what I have been following and loving.
Here’s what you will need to do:
Wash and the chop beans in desired size. I cut them small, so that I can directly use them.
Bring a pot full of water to boil, and dump beans in it. Leave it on stove, boiling for 2-3 minutes.
Drain the water in a colander.
Keep a bowl of ice water ready and quickly toss the beans from colander to the bowl of ice water. Leave for another 2-3 minutes.
Once the beans are all cooled, drain the water in a colander once again.
Gently pat them dry. Preferably with a cloth. (I used kitchen towel, and had the wet beans stick to the paper. Separating them was a mess)
Put them in a zip-lock bag or an air-tight container. Leaving some space for beans to expand in the freezer.
8. Seal the bag. Leave a hole, slide a straw through it and draw all the remaining air from the bag, that way it will work like vacuum seal.
9. Lay it flat in the freezer for 2-3 hours.
Once it’s nicely flat and frozen. Stack the bag with other frozen items. Flattening of the bag before freezing will help you save a ton of space in your freezer. Have a question? Leave it in the comments below and I’d love to answer it for you. 😀
Vaishnavi says
Why does it need to be par cooked. Why not just cut and seal into a freezer bag?
admin says
Hi Vaishnavi thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Blanching vegetables before freezing is a must in order to retain their flavour, texture and nutrients. When you simply cut, seal and freeze them, you’ll notice them become mushy and tasteless when you take them out of the freezer. Hope it helps 🙂