How to choose green beans? How to tell if green beans are bad?

Green beans are a common edible bean in our daily life. They can be cooked, stir-fried, or dried and eaten. They are rich in nutritional value. In fact, the key to eating delicious green beans is to choose better green beans from the beginning. Next, we will share with you how to choose green beans. I hope it will be helpful to you!

Contents of this article

1. How to choose green beans

2. How to tell if green beans are bad?

3. How to freeze green beans

How to choose green beans

When choosing green beans, don't trust those with bright colors. Real green beans will not fade after soaking. After buying green beans, you can soak them in clean water. "Coloring" green beans put in hot water. The pigment in the green beans will fade out quickly and dye the water green. After more than ten minutes in normal temperature water, the color of the water will also turn green. Green beans without pigments will not fade when placed in water. If there are "green beans" that have not been dyed thoroughly, once peeled, the buds inside are yellow.

How to tell if green beans are bad

You can take a green bean and place it in your hand, then squeeze it with light force. If it is relatively hard, then the green bean is not rotten. If the green bean is obviously softened or even leaks water, then it proves that the green bean is rotten.

You can also get close to the green beans and smell them. If there is a sour, rotten or other odor, then it proves that the green beans have deteriorated. If there is only a faint fragrance, then the green beans are fine.

You can also judge whether the green beans are spoiled directly from their appearance. If the green beans are emerald green in appearance and there are no other abnormalities, then the green beans are good. If there are white spots, black spots or other mold on the shell of the green beans, then it proves that the green beans have deteriorated.

Note: It is generally recommended to store fresh green beans in a sealed plastic bag in the refrigerator, where they can be stored for 1-2 weeks.

How to Freeze Green Beans

1. If the green beans have been shelled, you can blanch them in boiling water, divide them into small packages in food bags after cooling, and store them in the freezer of the refrigerator. You don’t need to blanch them in boiling water, but you will find that the green bean skin is a bit hard when you eat it.

2. If the shells have not been removed, you can blanch the green beans with the skin in boiling water, cool them down, divide them into small packages in food bags, and store them in the freezer. When you want to eat, take out the small package to thaw, rub it slightly, and the skin and beans will separate.