Also known as string beans, snap beans, and haricot vert, here’s everything you need to know about green (and wax, and purple ...

Green beans, string beans, snap beans, haricots verts—whatever ... They’re available year-round, they’re quick to cook and ...

Boil: Cook prepared beans in boiling water with a pinch of salt ... Turn them a few times with a tongs until they are cooked through and slightly charred. Snap beans can be canned, frozen, or dried.

Fresh beans will ‘snap’ easily and look moist and juicy ... When you come to use them, cook them from frozen in boiling, salted water. Top and tail the beans and pull away any strings (these ...

Andrea Slonecker tops toasted rustic bread with a spread of smashed spring fava beans, mint, and pecorino. Cook and shell the ...

To tell how fresh they are, snap one in ... To freeze beans, wash them well then top and tail. Blanch, plunge into iced water, drain well and pack in polythene bags. Cook them from frozen in ...

Set the tone for any springtime meal with this vibrant, light salad of fresh sugar snap peas with ricotta ... of smashed spring fava beans, mint, and pecorino. Cook and shell the fava beans ...