Broad beans
Vegetables
Refrigerator
With this summer vegetable, anyone can literally cook their own beans. Broad beans are the seeds of a fairly large, felt-like pod. Young broad beans are at their tastiest. They have a mild, full flavour. Broad beans are also called "fat thumbs" or in Brabant, "farmers' boxes". Broad beans are healthy. They contain high levels of vitamins B and C. Broad beans are in season in the Netherlands in July and August. It is best to store broad beans in the fridge.
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Preparation & storage
Storage
Fresh bean pods should be stored in the fridge, preferably in their skin/ pod. This prevents the beans from drying out.
Store broad beans in glass in a dark place to avoid discolouration. Has the jar or can been opened? Then the beans will keep for a few days in the fridge.
Prepare
Put your thumbs on the rounded side of the pod, push it open and remove the beans. Put the beans in plenty of water with a splash of (semi-skimmed) milk to keep the beans white.
Double dipping: You can dip the beans again after cooking. You do this by removing the stiff skin. You will then get beautiful bright green beans.
Do not eat broad beans raw. They naturally contain a toxic substance that becomes harmless when cooked.
Frozen beans do not need to be thawed before cooking or stir-frying. You only need to heat canned or bottled broad beans for a few minutes.
Storage times
Fresh broad beans
Refrigerator: 2-3 days
Canned/glass beans
Unopened: see best-before date
Opened: 2 days
Preparation times
Cooking: 5 -10 minutes
Microwave oven: 5 - 8 minutes
Braising: 10 - 15 minutes
Steaming: 10 - 15 minutes
Cleaning broad beans
See preparing.
Information
Grow your own broad beans
How much do broad beans weigh?
Cultivation and season
Tip
Broad bean flavour
Recipes with Broad beans
More recipes
Broad beans with orange mustard sauce
140gr vegetables p.p. & 35gr fruit p.p.
Braised broad beans
350gr vegetables p.p.
Spicy broad beans
230gr vegetables p.p.
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 211 kj (51 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 4 gr |
| of which sugars | 0 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 7.3 gr |
| Protein | 5 gr |
| Salt | 0.01 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.15 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.9 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.07 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 150 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 80 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg |
Availability
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