I want to share with you just how easy preserving green beans in the freezer for food storage is! It’s an easy food preservation tip! When the time came to preserve the awesome green beans we got from our garden this year, there wasn’t enough to bother with canning, so I decided to freeze them. Let me show you how!
How to Preserve Green Beans by Vacuum Sealing
It is incredibly easy to preserve green beans by vacuum sealing them. Then you can just toss them in the freezer. Here’s what you do:
Instructions:
First, snap the ends off of the green beans.
Rinse the green beans in a colander.
Place a towel on the counter. Spread the green beans out in a single layer on the towel.
Allow the green beans to dry completely. It is important not to skip this step because wet green beans may wind up with freezer-burn.
Once the green beans are completely dry, snap the beans into halves or thirds (depending how long they are).
Place the green beans in vacuum seal bags in quantities that would feed your family for one meal per bag.
Using a vacuum sealer, vacuum seal the bag. Vacuum sealing greatly reduces the risk of freezer burn.
Place the vacuum-sealed bags in the freezer.
Remove the bag from the freezer to thaw 2 hours prior to cooking the green beans.
Preserving Green Beans in the Freezer
Let me show you how easy it is to use a vacuum sealer for preserving green beans in the freezer for food storage! When you have some green beans from your garden that you need to preserve before they go bad, but are tight on time this is a simple and quick way to do it.
Ingredients
- Green beans
Instructions
- First, snap the ends off of the green beans.
- Rinse the green beans in a colander.
- Place a towel on the counter.
- Spread the green beans out in a single layer on the towel.
- Allow the green beans to dry completely. It is important not to skip this step because wet green beans may wind up with freezer burn.
- Snap the green beans into halves or thirds (depending on how long they are)
- Once the green beans are completely dry, place them in vacuum seal bags in quantities that would feed your family for one meal per bag.
- Using a vacuum sealer, vacuum seal the bag.
- Place the vacuum-sealed bags in the freezer.
- Remove the bag from the freezer to thaw it 2 hours prior to cooking the green beans.
Notes
Tip: An easy way to prepare these green beans is to steam them, then drizzle a little melted butter on them. Sprinkle on a little coarse salt and fresh-ground pepper. Yum!
See how easy it is preserving green beans in the freezer? You can do this!
See you next time!
Deb