Beans - another American at our table, she appeared in Europe thanks to Columbus. This is not to say that she immediately found admirers: for a long time she was grown as an ornamental shrub. It came to Russia from France, and its first name was French beans. Beans are eaten both unripe and ripe.
She is especially loved in the south: in South America, southern Europe, Transcaucasia and, of course, China. In Russia, it is less popular, folk cuisine almost does not know green beans. And this is a big omission. Green beans are rich in vitamins, it contains the whole range of nutrients that are necessary to maintain health and youth, the latter is especially true for women. Green beans are abundant in vitamins A, B, C, E, PP. In addition, like all legumes, it contains iron and calcium, and, of course, the most valuable is vegetable protein. For vegetarians it's just a godsend.
I must say that beans are also a low-calorie product. Bean diets are one of the most effective for maintaining a figure. Green beans perfectly satisfy hunger, so the bean diet is very easy to keep. Only using it in its raw form is extremely undesirable: it contains toxic substances, which, however, are neutralized without residue by 15 minutes cooking.
Green Beans: recipes for those who want to lose weight.
- Throw chopped potatoes into boiling water when it is already half ready, add slaw and chopped green beans. A few minutes before ready, season the dish with green onions and parsley. Such a soup contains only 45 kcal / 100 g. Ingredients: water - 2 liters, medium potatoes - 3 pcs, cabbage and green beans - 150 g each.
- Steamed green beans for better preservation of vitamins, pour it with lemon juice and vegetable, preferably olive oil. This salad has a calorie content of 41 kcal / 100 g.
Green Beans: recipes for those who want a delicious lunch:
- From Indian cuisine. Cook the pork chops, stuff them with a mixture of white bread soaked in milk, eggs, fried onions, parsley and sew. Fry chops in ghee. For the sauce, cook tomatoes, garlic, rosemary for about 10 minutes in cream, add spices. To garnish, boil green beans, drain the water, add oil and sprinkle with herbs. Ingredients: pork - 300 g, butter - 50 g, fresh tomatoes - 200 g, cream - 1 cup, green beans - half a kilogram, olive oil - 20 g, garlic - 2, cloves
- And here is a Georgian dish: boil 1kg of chopped beans. Drain the water, add green onions, herbs, seasonings and simmer in ghee for 10 minutes. Fry the chicken and cut it into portions. Squeeze the whey out of sour milk and beat with half a glass of boiled water. Put the pieces of chicken on a dish with beans and pour in the sour milk sauce.
Green Beans: Salad Recipes
- Fragrant salad: Cook 500g of green beans as usual for 10 minutes, then in a separate cup mix garlic (two cloves), finely chopped onion, vegetable oil (4 tbsp. Tablespoons) and vinegar. Pour the cooked beans with this mixture and refrigerate for two hours.
- Cut the young beans from the veins, cut and cook in salt water. Chop the sausage and mix with the beans. Add vinegar, olive oil, parsley, onions, ground pepper. Cut the tomatoes into circles and put on top.
- Peel green beans and boil in salted water for 3 minutes. Fry the onion in oil and add the beans to the pan, cook over low heat for 10 minutes. When the beans are ready, sprinkle it with grated Parmesan and mix. Then cover the entire surface of the beans with pieces of cheese and cover. When the cheese is melted, the dish is considered ready.
Green Beans: Pickling Recipes
- Cut young beans (600g) and put tightly in a liter jar, pour 5% salt solution and sterilize for half an hour. After that, add two tablespoons of concentrated vinegar essence to the jar and roll up the lid.