How to cook beans for a side dish
Products
Beans - 200 grams peeled or 500 grams unpeeled
Garlic - 2 cloves
Spring onions or fresh celery - 5 onion feathers or 2 branches of celery
Fresh cilantro greens - 1 bunch
Vegetable oil - 4 tablespoons
Flour - 1 tablespoon (no slide)
Salt and pepper to taste
Bean boiling water - 3 cups
Preparation
1. If unpeeled beans were purchased, wash the pods, open them and remove the beans.
2. Peel the garlic and finely chop or squeeze and pass through a garlic press.
3. Wash green onions or celery and chop finely.
4. Pour 3 cups of water into a saucepan, put the beans, chopped green onions and simmer after boiling for 10 minutes over low heat.
5. Salt and pepper the beans, cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Drain off excess water so that some water remains at the level of the beans.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon of flour (flat) and mix thoroughly.
8. Leave on low heat for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly - to thicken the mass.
9. Turn off heat, add garlic and chopped cilantro. Mix everything.
10. Serve in a deep plate as a side dish.
You can add sour cream or a little tomato paste to beans cooked in this way, season with oregano or cumin, the dish will have a richer taste and delicate aroma.
Fusofacts
- Calorie content young green beans - 35 kcal / 100 grams.- The benefits of young green beans
Green beans are rich in protein (up to 37%), therefore they are an excellent substitute for meat for the body. They are a dietary product that is good for the liver, kidneys and intestines. Also, green beans are used for indigestion, and the high content of iron and potassium in beans helps prevent cardiovascular diseases and lowers cholesterol.
Vitamins contained in young beans: C (blood, immunity), group B, PP (nervous system), A (bones, teeth).
- Young green beans in pods are kept in a ventilated place for up to two days. Boiled green beans will keep in the refrigerator for up to three days.
- Young green beans can be boiled in or without pods. If the beans are boiled in pods, they need to be washed, cut off the ends and thrown into boiling water whole or cut into large pieces. After boiling, refrigerate and remove the beans. Also young green beans can be eaten raw, they taste resemble young peas.