Sword beans
Vegetables
Refrigerator
Sword beans are not easily encountered in the Netherlands. These giant beans are pods as much as 40 cm long and 5 cm wide. Only the pinkish-red pods inside are edible. In China, the large legumes are also known as magic beans. They are given as gifts with a New Year wish engraved inside. Fresh sword beans are best stored in the fridge.
Preparation & storage
Storage
Store fresh pods in the fridge (about 3 days).
Store dried pulses in a dry place.
Preparation
Sword bean pods are best soaked overnight before cooking. Discard the soaking water.
The pulses contain a toxic substance that becomes inactive with cooking.
Storage times
Fresh sword beans
Refrigerator: 3 days
Cooked sword beans (leftover)
Refrigerator: 2 days
Frozen: 3 months
Dried sword beans
Refrigerated: 1 year
Preparation times
Soaking time: 8-12 hours
Cooking: 15 minutes.
Cleaning sword beans
See preparing.
Information
Cultivation and season
Tip
Sword bean flavour
Availability
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