A Fresh Green Bean Recipe; Memorable Recipes for Green Beans

fresh green bean recipe

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Try these fresh green bean recipes along with our pickled green bean recipe to delight your guests.

If you are looking for great recipes for Canning Food you have come to the right place. We have all kinds of recipes for green beans and some for pickled green beans as well.

So gather up your Local Harvest and let's can them, eat them fresh, pickle and freeze them by the bushel so we will not run out until next summer, when we can do it all again!

Recipes vary and may be from raw, steamed, baked, canned or pickled green beans, but all fresh green bean recipes are healthy and cost effective for the family on a budget. Freezing Green Beans is a particularly fast way of Preserving Food if you don't have a Pressure Canner handy.

There are pole beans, blue lake beans, snap beans, the varieties available to grow are plentiful. No time to can? Freezing Green Beans is a great quick way of preserving them.

Here is a green bean recipe my Grandmother made for so many family meals. She taught her four grandkids that fresh garden pole beans could actually arrive and disappear on a child's plate without the usual dread and suspicion! fresh green bean recipe

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Elegant Almonds and Green Beans

1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and rinsed,/li>

3 Tbs fresh creamery butter

3/4 tsp lemon pepper

2/3 cup sliced almonds

1. Steam in a pan with 1" water or use a dedicated vegetable steamer. Cover and steam until tender/firm, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and place the beans in a covered dish. All green bean recipes that involve steaming them should be watched carefully so they don't overcook.

2. Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Saute the almonds until lightly toasted and season with the lemon pepper. Pour over the green beans and toss lightly to coat. Serve immediately.

How about another fresh green bean recipe? This one turns out wonderfully crisp as the beans are not cooked first.

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Pickled Green Crisp Beans

3 lbs fresh green beans

3 cups white vinegar, distilled

2 1/2 cups water

1/4 cup iodized salt

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 handful fresh dill weed, chopped

1 tsp red pepper flakes -optional

1. Trim fresh green beans to fit your quart Ball canning jars with 1/2 inch head space available. One of the best fresh green bean recipe can also be found in the Ball home canning recipes book available online.

2. Sterilize jars in a water bath canner or hot dishwasher. Place lids and rings in a pan of hot water until ready for use.

3. Using a large pot, stir in the vinegar, salt and water. Add the garlic and bring to a full rolling boil. Put one dill sprig and a pinch of the red pepper flakes, then pack the beans in upright.

4. Pour the vinegar solution into the jars, leaving 1/2" head pace. Seal the jars with rings and lids and process in a pressure canner for the time indicated in the instruction manual for your canner type and your altitude.

5. Test jar lids with your finger to ensure all are properly sealed. They should not pop up and down. If one or two do not seal you can put it in the fridge and use it up that week, or you can use a new lid, reprocessing for the entire time once again.

You may have decided to can your green beans this year. If so, follow the Pressure Canning Instructions carefully so you don't run the risk of botulism spoiling your jars.There are many wonderful fresh green bean recipes to delight your family, keep you healthy and save you money by preserving the harvest. Make it a yearly tradition!

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A fresh Green Bean Recipe

Green Bean Recipes and Pickled Green Beans Too!