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Green Beans! Gosh They're A Basic!!!

ECBG — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:01:10 GMT

For the past few years, my regular grocery store has been carrying a fresh green bean which is very thin. I tried them, and after rewarmed the next mile they tasted like they were store canned to me. Yuck! yuck! yuck!

I love "pole" green beans. They reheat and are yummy (to me) every time! I made a special trip to Publix tonight mafter dinner, and they had those thin ones! I'm going to have to go to work early tomorrow and try to get them at the Farmer's Market. Good grief, it's just a green bean, but a staple on southern tables!!!

I never liked "greasy cut shorts, because of all the beans, not the green part.

https://www.grow-it-organically.com/green-bean-varieties.html

Re: Green Beans! Gosh They're A Basic!!!

Nonametoday — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:19:13 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
For the past few years, my regular grocery store has been carrying a fresh green bean which is very thin. I tried them, and after rewarmed the next mile they tasted like they were store canned to me. Yuck! yuck! yuck!

I love "pole" green beans. They reheat and are yummy (to me) every time! I made a special trip to Publix tonight mafter dinner, and they had those thin ones! I'm going to have to go to work early tomorrow and try to get them at the Farmer's Market. Good grief, it's just a green bean, but a staple on southern tables!!!

I never liked "greasy cut shorts, because of all the beans, not the green part.

https://www.grow-it-organically.com/green-bean-varieties.html

@ECBG I don't understand about the warming them for a mile nor the greasy cut shorts.

The bean pictured is a green summer bush bean although it is a pole bean but the round cylindrical bean is a filet bean.

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4kitties — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:49:54 GMT

Oh green beans, my most favorite veggie!

I cannot wait until this summer to buy locally grown, organic ones which are raised on a local farm. They are positively the best ones I have ever had. I sometimes cook them in beef broth with sautéed onion and uncured turkey bacon.

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marchingalong123 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:52:10 GMT

Beautiful picture, however, fresh green beans, pole beans are a summer crop. If you find them in the store they are most likely from Mexico. I'm a farmer's market shopper, we know what is seasonally available and what is not. Unlike the grocery store that has things year round.

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ECBG — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 02:00:00 GMT

@4kitties wrote:
Oh green beans, my most favorite veggie!

I cannot wait until this summer to buy locally grown, organic ones which are raised on a local farm. They are positively the best ones I have ever had. I sometimes cook them in beef broth with sautéed onion and uncured turkey bacon.

@4kitties Your post just reminded me that, years ago I had fresh green beans cooked in chicken broth and they were good!

Thank you!

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ECBG — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 02:01:40 GMT

@marchingalong123 wrote:
Beautiful picture, however, fresh green beans, pole beans are a summer crop. If you find them in the store they are most likely from Mexico. I'm a farmer's market shopper, we know what is seasonally available and what is not. Unlike the grocery store that has things year round.

@marchingalong123 In the south, pole beans were always available. They've gone to this thin local one and I loved the taste of the other.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:12:14 GMT

@ECBG Maybe it's a seasonal thing and the skinny beans are what can be grown this time of year. The pole beans are probably a summer-time thing and will appear as we get well into summer. Ask a farmer.

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KrissyE — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:31:09 GMT

I like to sauté onion in a little oil, add some diced ham to heat it and then add the green beans with chicken broth and some seasoned salt. Occasionally I add diced new potatoes. It is delicious!!!

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software — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:37:44 GMT

A good canned substitute for fresh is Double Luck. I drain all the water and replace it with my filtered water. I add black pepper and a dab of vegetable shortening. Everyone here in the south will add bacon or other animal meat/fat but I want to taste the green beans. The vegetable shortening makes the beans tender without adding a flavor. I very gently boil for at least 15 minutes or more, replacing water if necessary. This method removes the "can" taste. Other brands don't come close.

Fresh beans are best but you have to know what you're buying. Some beans have a thicker shell than others, and require more cooking. I prefer almost raw, when it comes to fresh.

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wagirl — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:38:42 GMT

Love green beans and the very best way to cook them is in a pressure cooker---takes just 2 minutes and OMG--tender yet still crisp and a beautiful green. I can put them on a veg platter and you would be amazed at the reactions of others who try them with dips. I put garlic in with them, maybe a jalapeno pepper or peeper flakes, some lemon or dill and WOW.

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aroc3435 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:36:24 GMT

@wagirl Ooooh ... that sound tasty. Pressure cooker technique and your seasonings are right up my avenue.

Thanks for sharing this. I will definitely be trying this soon--possibly for an Easter dinner side if the supermarket has any decent fresh green beans at a reasonable price.

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ECBG — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:33:12 GMT

I found beautiful half runners at the Farmer's Market 5 minutes from work. At least these will be yummy for a few days!

I always send several days of leftovers home with DS. He had holiday meal leftovers for several days and he's not about to change.

Also, it helps them out since they lost their home to fire a month after Christmas losing everything.

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RedTop — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:13:47 GMT

My favorite bush bean is a Blue Lake; nice tender green pods, small bean, and they need about 55 days to mature. These are best in a quick cook method.

Kentucky Wonders are my favorite pole beans; tougher pod, bigger bean, and 65+ days to mature. This bean needs seasoning, and a longer cook time.

April is too early to find a tasty fresh green bean for Easter dinner here in southern WV. Canned or frozen is what most of us settle for, until late May when some NC grown beans started showing up in our one local market.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 04:55:06 GMT

For the "skinny" beans, there is a great copycat recipe Firebird's signature spiced green beans with pecans. Delicious! I made this for church family benevolence a few years ago and now (when someone dies that we make food for), they ask me to make these. Very quick and easy and oh, so delicious. Go to Copycat for a better recipe but you can see how they look here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4Q-2KyGR4

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eddyandme — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 18:02:45 GMT

Fresh green beans, I like to boil with a slice of bacon just until tender with a little snap.

With canned green beans, I saute with evoo, and a few dabs of Worcestershire sauce abd soy sauce 'tl on the browned side.

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Bridgegal — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:52:01 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
My favorite bush bean is a Blue Lake; nice tender green pods, small bean, and they need about 55 days to mature. These are best in a quick cook method.

Kentucky Wonders are my favorite pole beans; tougher pod, bigger bean, and 65+ days to mature. This bean needs seasoning, and a longer cook time.

April is too early to find a tasty fresh green bean for Easter dinner here in southern WV. Canned or frozen is what most of us settle for, until late May when some NC grown beans started showing up in our one local market.

I grew up on Kentucky Wonder beans. They are the best. I haven't seen them in 40 years.

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Financialgrl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:27:35 GMT

@KrissyE wrote:
I like to sauté onion in a little oil, add some diced ham to heat it and then add the green beans with chicken broth and some seasoned salt. Occasionally I add diced new potatoes. It is delicious!!!

Growing up my mother used to make this; however, a ham shank was cooked for a couple hours and then about two to three hours before dinner she'd lower the heat and add chunky diced potato and green beans; fresh if they were in season or from the can if not. It cooked pretty much all day. The bean about fell apart; never any tender crisp beans in our house!

To this day when I go to a restaurant I don't like my my veggies tender crisp - I tell them to double steam my broccoli, carrots and green beans if they are fresh.

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ECBG — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:14:19 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
For the past few years, my regular grocery store has been carrying a fresh green bean which is very thin. I tried them, and after rewarmed the next mile they tasted like they were store canned to me. Yuck! yuck! yuck!

I love "pole" green beans. They reheat and are yummy (to me) every time! I made a special trip to Publix tonight mafter dinner, and they had those thin ones! I'm going to have to go to work early tomorrow and try to get them at the Farmer's Market. Good grief, it's just a green bean, but a staple on southern tables!!!

I never liked "greasy cut shorts, because of all the beans, not the green part.

https://www.grow-it-organically.com/green-bean-varieties.html
@ECBG I don't understand about the warming them for a mile nor the greasy cut shorts.

The bean pictured is a green summer bush bean although it is a pole bean but the round cylindrical bean is a filet bean.

@Nonametoday Sorry to take so long in getting back.

I had a typo. When I rewarm the store's usual bean (for the last few years) they taste canned. I don't think "rewarmed" made it in the other post. Sorry.

The half runners were good. Our grandsons, 13 and 7 ate like crazy.

We rewarmed tonight and they were wonderful.

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Nonametoday — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 03:12:18 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Nonametoday wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
For the past few years, my regular grocery store has been carrying a fresh green bean which is very thin. I tried them, and after rewarmed the next mile they tasted like they were store canned to me. Yuck! yuck! yuck!

I love "pole" green beans. They reheat and are yummy (to me) every time! I made a special trip to Publix tonight mafter dinner, and they had those thin ones! I'm going to have to go to work early tomorrow and try to get them at the Farmer's Market. Good grief, it's just a green bean, but a staple on southern tables!!!

I never liked "greasy cut shorts, because of all the beans, not the green part.

https://www.grow-it-organically.com/green-bean-varieties.html
@ECBG I don't understand about the warming them for a mile nor the greasy cut shorts.

The bean pictured is a green summer bush bean although it is a pole bean but the round cylindrical bean is a filet bean.
@Nonametoday Sorry to take so long in getting back.

I had a typo. When I rewarm the store's usual bean (for the last few years) they taste canned. I don't think "rewarmed" made it in the other post. Sorry.

The half runners were good. Our grandsons, 13 and 7 ate like crazy.
We rewarmed tonight and they were wonderful.

@ECBG If you are buying beans cooked from a store deli and you rewarm them at home and they have a canned taste, you can bet your bottom dollar --- they probably were.

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ECBG — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 03:34:43 GMT

@Nonametoday Totally agree! I don't buy any green beans unless they're fresh (unless it's for WW soup, then I use frozen French green beans).