How to Freeze Fresh Green Beans

This is so easy! It will take less than an hour from basket to bag - depending on how many beans you have.
Step 1: Harvest the crop. These are pole beans.



Step 2: Rinse beans well to clean.



Step 3: Snap off the stem-end of the beans only. The other ends contain good nutrients. Break longer beans in halves or thirds.





Step 4: Meanwhile bring to boil a pot of water salted with Kosher or sea salt - I use about a tablespoon per 2 quarts.




Step 5: Add the beans to vigorously boiling water, top with the lid until it reboils and cook for 3 minutes.




Step 6: Drain the hot water from the pot and add beans to iced water to cool.


Step 7: C'est Fini! Label and bag your beans!