String beans
Vegetables
Refrigerator
Fruit bowl
Everyone knows them: the flat beans that can grow up to 25 cm long. We are talking about the string bean, the family of the green bean. The string bean is eaten sliced, as its name suggests. This way, the flavour really comes into its own. You can prepare the string bean in pieces or strips. You can serve it as a side dish or in combination with other vegetables.
Preparation & storage
Storage
Whole string beans can be kept in the fridge for 2 days. Sliced runner beans can be kept in the fridge for 1 day, preferably prepared and eaten the same day.
You can also store string beans on the fruit tray for 2 days. Do not store sliced beans next to kiwi, pear, apple or banana. These fruits secrete a gas, ethylene (formerly known as ethylene). This causes the vegetables to spoil faster.
Fresh string beans can also be frozen. Just blanch (heat briefly) just before freezing.
Canned or bottled string beans can be kept in the larder. Have you opened the tin or glass? Transfer the string beans to a sealable storage container. You can then store the string beans for another 2 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.
Do you have leftover cooked string beans? Put the string beans in a sealable storage container. You can then store the string beans for another 2 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.
How can I tell if fresh runner beans are no longer good? The French beans are limp, have a sour smell or are mouldy. You can quickly recognise this decay by looking, smelling or tasting.
How can I tell if canned/glass beans are no longer good? The string beans are mouldy, discoloured or cloudy. You can quickly recognise this deterioration by looking, smelling or even tasting.
Preparation
Wash well, cut off the tips on both sides and consider how you will cook or stir-fry them: in large pieces or thin strips.
String beans should not be eaten raw. Raw beans naturally contain a toxic substance that becomes ineffective when cooked.
Pot and canned beans and those from the freezer are no longer raw.
Storage times
Whole (fresh)
Refrigerator: 2 days
Fruit bowl: 2 days
Frozen: 1 year
Cut (fresh)
Refrigerator: 1 day
Cooked
Refrigerator: 2 days
Frozen: 3 months
String beans from opened glass/can
Refrigerator: 2 days
Frozen: 3 months
Preparation times
Cooking: 10 - 15 minutes
Stir-frying: approx. 10 minutes
Microwave oven: 5 - 8 minutes
Braising: 13 - 15 minutes
Steaming: 15 - 20 minutes
Cleaning string beans
See preparing.
Information
Portion size
Cultivation
Tip
String bean flavour
Consumption figures
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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 | 93 kj (22 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0.1 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0.1 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 2 gr |
| of which sugars | 0.7 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 2.7 gr |
| Protein | 1.9 gr |
| Salt | 0.01 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 7 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.06 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.05 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 22 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 5 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.2 mg |
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