Studies by nutritionists have shown that some. This list also includes asparagus beans. Cooking recipes for the winter (such popular types of preparation as canned and frozen) will help to preserve not only the unique taste, but also the vitamins and minerals contained in this type of beans.
First of all, let's define that asparagus is not asparagus, but a variety of green beans. Asparagus is eaten in the form of young shoots, while beans are only pods. They are similar only in terms of calorie content: both products are dietary. They are called asparagus beans due to the fact that their pods are very similar to asparagus shoots, but in fact they are 2 different products.
Asparagus (left) and asparagus beans (right)
Asparagus beans, grown in our climatic zone, are ubiquitous, they are unpretentious in care, but thermophilic. It takes root especially well in the southern part of the country.
Asparagus beans are rich in minerals and vitamins, they contain a large amount of potassium (48%), magnesium (8%), calcium (4-5%), as well as all B vitamins, especially B9 (10-11%) and B2 (7-8%).
A diet based on asparagus beans is prescribed for people with diabetes. Indeed, the product contains a natural analogue of insulin (arginine), which gently lowers blood sugar levels. Legumes improve liver performance due to their high iron content. Promotes the treatment of tuberculosis and hepatitis. Strengthens the nervous system and acts as a sedative. It is an integral part of the treatment of urolithiasis, and also counteracts the growth of tartar. People who are obese should definitely include asparagus beans in their diet, while replacing pasta and potato side dishes with it. It is rich in fiber (13-15%), which helps cleanse the intestines of toxins and toxins.
Important! Asparagus beans fill the stomach quickly with only 30 calories.
Also, asparagus beans have a positive effect on potency, and the increased content of antioxidants will help the body's cells to recover and rejuvenate. It is imperative for people over the age of 40 to eat asparagus beans at least 2-3 times a week.
In order for this useful product to reach the table all year round, asparagus beans are prepared for the winter. Of course, canned beans lose a number of useful properties, but most of them still remain. Conservation recipes are varied and unpretentious.
Remove the asparagus bean tails before canning
Asparagus beans purchased at a store or market counter should be a bright green color. These beans will be juicy and soft. If you have grown it on your site, then do not delay harvesting: the younger the pods, the less rigid veins between the beans formed in them. It is necessary to process the product in the first 2-3 days after harvest so that the pods do not have time to dry out. Store beans in a cool, dark place until processing. A refrigerator is best suited.
It is quite easy to prepare asparagus beans for preservation for the winter.
It is also necessary to prepare the container in which the asparagus beans, harvested for the winter, will be stored. The jars must be thoroughly washed and sterilized over steam or in the oven. Instead of a detergent, it is better to use baking soda, so in case of poor-quality rinsing of the jar, the workpiece will not give any taste.
Council. To prevent the glass jar from bursting in a hot oven, it must be washed with warm water and placed in a horizontal position for sterilization (put on its side).
Pickled asparagus beans in jars
Marinating asparagus beans will preserve a lot of the minerals and vitamins they contain. Such a blank can stand for several years, awaiting its fate. The recipes for making pickles differ from pickles in that vinegar is added to the pickles as the main preservative. Pickled beans are distinguished by the special softness of the pods and the tenderness of the taste.
Important! When preserving beans for the winter, observe the sterility of the tools and the cleanliness of the room so as not to introduce pathogenic bacteria into the workpiece.
Canned beans are pickled in different ways. The choice of the recipe is yours.
To prepare it you will need:
Canning jars must be well washed and sterilized
You need to marinate whole beans or cut into 3-4 pieces. Simmer the prepared beans in vegetable or olive oil. While it is fried, prepare the marinade: add salt and sugar to 1 liter of boiling water, pour in vinegar after 10 minutes of boiling. Arrange the beans in sterile jars, cover with herbs and the remaining spices on top and pour over the marinade.
Cover the jars with sterilized lids and cook in a water bath. Boil for at least 15 minutes. Roll up the cans and put them to cool, in the "upside down" position, cover with a thick cloth so that the cooling process takes place as slowly as possible. Store in a cool place - cellar or refrigerator.
This recipe will require:
Do not spare the spices for the marinade - they will give a wonderful aroma
Rinse and dry prepared young beans, remove the streaked ends. Boil until tender for 7-10 minutes. Drain and place the boiled beans in sterile jars. Cut each of the garlic cloves into 4 pieces and add equally to each jar. Add the remaining spices.
Prepare the marinade: add sugar and salt to boiling water, after they are completely dissolved, pour in vinegar and vegetable oil. Boil for 1 minute. Pour the beans with the resulting marinade, let cool and roll up the lids sterilized in boiling water.
This method of preparing the preparation of asparagus beans is very simple. Cooking recipes are varied, and the workpiece preserved by the salting method will delight you with its taste and the vitamins contained throughout the winter.
To prepare a blank according to this recipe you will need:
Prepared asparagus pods must be tightly packed in layers (beans, cherry leaves, currants, garlic, horseradish, beans) in liter jars, after sterilizing the container. Add pepper. Boil water, dissolve salt in it (2 tablespoons per 1 liter of water) and cool. Pour the prepared jars with cold brine and add 2 tsp to each. vodka. Close with clean nylon caps and put in a cold, dark place. The beans preserved in this way do not lose their green color and are stored for a long time.
Recipes for canned asparagus bean salads vary in preparation process and composition. After trying one of the recipes, you will cook them over and over.
Roasted asparagus beans have a very special taste
This recipe includes:
For the proper preparation of the dish, you need to prepare the beans and cut them into 2 cm pieces. Peel, cut into half rings and sauté in vegetable oil. Peel the parsley root and carrots, cut into slices and fry. Wash and chop the parsley. Asparagus beans can be fried in a pan, or they can be left blanched.
Choose very young beans for preservation - then the dish will be tender
Cut ripe red tomatoes into slices and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Add sauteed vegetables and spices. Add water and bring to a boil, pour in vinegar essence and add sugar. Add chopped parsley at the end. The vegetable mass should be thin enough to fill all the voids in the jar.
Place pieces of asparagus in sterile jars and cover with vegetable mass. Roll up the lids. In winter, your household will be happy to enjoy this dish.
This recipe includes the following ingredients:
To prepare the dish, you need to wash the vegetables, blanch the tomatoes and peel them. Remove the seeds from the pepper and peel the onion. Boil the asparagus beans in salted water for 12-15 minutes. Cut into 2-4 cm pieces. Cut the eggplants into cubes and salt to release the bitterness. Squeeze them out and fry.
Boil the asparagus beans before putting them in a vegetable stew.
Fry the zucchini and peppers separately, add the onion, cut into half rings. Cut white cabbage and pour over with boiling water. Blanch the cauliflower for 1-2 minutes.
Throw the tomatoes through a meat grinder and chop the greens. Send vegetables to a saucepan and stir, add salt and spices. Boil. Divide into sterile warm jars with a volume of 0.5-1 liters and sterilize in a water bath for an hour. Roll up and cool, turning over onto the lids. Store in a cool dry place.
The frozen product is practically no different from the fresh one. It retains 90% of the total composition of vitamins and minerals, which is quite enough to raise and maintain immunity in the winter. If the freezing is done correctly, then the harvesting of asparagus beans will retain its appearance and structure until the next season. All recipes are equally good, but we'll show you 2 main ways of doing this process.
It is better to freeze beans by cutting them into pieces, then in winter it will be convenient to add the product immediately to dishes
To use this method, it is necessary to correctly and carefully process the product. To do this, you must cut off the ends of the pods and their stalks. They include hard membranes, and in order not to spoil the dish, it is better to remove them. After trimming, the beans must be rinsed with plenty of running water and dried by discarding in a colander, cheesecloth or paper napkins. You can cut the beans into pieces, or you can freeze the whole pods, it depends on the aesthetics of the dishes that you are going to cook in the future.
Council. Freezing sliced \u200b\u200basparagus beans saves more space in the cooking space.
Wash and dry the asparagus beans before freezing.
It is best to use special vacuum bags or containers when freezing, from which air can be pumped out. So the workpiece is better preserved and has a crumbly shape. After packing, the asparagus bean pods are placed in the freezer and frozen. If the chamber is programmable, then the program "dry freezing of vegetables" is selected.
This method of harvesting beans for the winter does not subsequently require additional processing; it can be fried or stewed immediately, taking into account the cooking recipe.
Preparation for the process is carried out in the same way as when freezing fresh asparagus beans. Then it is cut into pieces and boiled for 4-6 minutes. Drain and allow to cool, then spread on a paper towel, dry and pack in bags.
Freeze food in small portions
Asparagus is a source of folate, which is not easy to find in fresh vegetables, so it is worth consuming asparagus in any amount. This vegetable can be prepared in the form of salting, it can be very salty, or it may contain a small amount of salt, it depends on the individual recipe.
It is very easy to prepare asparagus, especially since you can use a variety of recipes. This method, how to salt asparagus, suggests putting the vegetable in a container and pouring it with the prepared brine. For salting, you can use not only traditional glass jars, but also wooden tubs or containers. This recipe is simple enough and doesn't take a lot of time.
Salted asparagus is not only a delicious snack, but also a very beautiful decoration. Such a blank looks beautiful both on the festive table and right in the jars, and it does not change its color and appearance much after salting, of course, if it is cooked correctly. Excess salinity can then be soaked in cool water.
Asparagus can be boiled before salting, or already salted stems can be boiled. This recipe suggests boiling the vegetables first, then starting to salt them. Such pulp turns out to be more uniformly salted, and the salt solution penetrates much faster, so this blank can be used very soon.
Asparagus can be supplemented with a small amount of spices, and they will not spoil the taste of the herbs, they will only slightly emphasize the taste and add more flavor. Allspice works very well for this. Such greens will look good on any table and are perfect as an addition to various salads.
Asparagus is cooked in a variety of ways, and the flavor can vary greatly depending on how it is cooked. For example, if you cut the stems, they will absorb a lot of the saline solution and taste more salty. Whole stems should be boiled, so the pulp will be softer and tastier.
Salting such greens is quite simple, but in order to salt, the pulp needs to be in the brine for a long time. Using a hot brine will shorten the salting time and the pulp will taste better. Salted pulp can be cooked before eating.
You can also cook other preparations for the winter, which will be no less tasty and healthy, for example, and.
Nutritional research has shown that some vegetables are extremely low in calories. This list also includes asparagus beans. Cooking recipes for the winter (such popular types of preparation as canned and frozen) will help preserve not only the unique taste, but also the vitamins and minerals contained in this type of beans.
First of all, let's define that asparagus is not asparagus, but a variety of green beans. Asparagus is eaten in the form of young shoots, while beans are only pods. They are similar only in terms of calorie content: both products are dietary. They are called asparagus beans due to the fact that their pods are very similar to asparagus shoots, but in fact they are 2 different products.
Asparagus (left) and asparagus beans (right)
Asparagus beans, grown in our climatic zone, are ubiquitous, they are unpretentious in care, but thermophilic. It takes root especially well in the southern part of the country.
Asparagus beans are rich in minerals and vitamins, they contain a large amount of potassium (48%), magnesium (8%), calcium (4-5%), as well as all B vitamins, especially B9 (10-11%) and B2 (7-8%).
A diet based on asparagus beans is prescribed for people with diabetes. Indeed, the product contains a natural analogue of insulin (arginine), which gently lowers blood sugar levels. Legumes improve liver performance due to their high iron content. Promotes the treatment of tuberculosis and hepatitis. Strengthens the nervous system and acts as a sedative. It is an integral part of the treatment of urolithiasis, and also counteracts the growth of tartar. People who are obese should definitely include asparagus beans in their diet, while replacing pasta and potato side dishes with it. It is rich in fiber (13-15%), which helps cleanse the intestines of toxins and toxins.
Important! Asparagus beans fill the stomach quickly with only 30 calories.
Also, asparagus beans have a positive effect on potency, and the increased content of antioxidants will help the body's cells to recover and rejuvenate. It is imperative for people over the age of 40 to eat asparagus beans at least 2-3 times a week.
In order for this useful product to reach the table all year round, asparagus beans are prepared for the winter. Of course, canned beans lose a number of useful properties, but most of them still remain. Conservation recipes are varied and unpretentious.
Remove the asparagus bean tails before canning
Asparagus beans purchased at a store or market counter should be a bright green color. These beans will be juicy and soft. If you have grown it on your site, then do not delay harvesting: the younger the pods, the less rigid veins between the beans formed in them. It is necessary to process the product in the first 2-3 days after harvest so that the pods do not have time to dry out. Store beans in a cool, dark place until processing. A refrigerator is best suited.
It is quite easy to prepare asparagus beans for preservation for the winter.
It is also necessary to prepare the container in which the asparagus beans, harvested for the winter, will be stored. The jars must be thoroughly washed and sterilized over steam or in the oven. Instead of a detergent, it is better to use baking soda, so in case of poor-quality rinsing of the jar, the workpiece will not give any taste.
Council. To prevent the glass jar from bursting in a hot oven, it must be washed with warm water and placed in a horizontal position for sterilization (put on its side).
Pickled asparagus beans in jars
Marinating asparagus beans will preserve a lot of the minerals and vitamins they contain. Such a blank can stand for several years, awaiting its fate. The recipes for making pickles differ from pickles in that vinegar is added to the pickles as the main preservative. Pickled beans are distinguished by the special softness of the pods and the tenderness of the taste.
Important! When preserving beans for the winter, observe the sterility of the tools and the cleanliness of the room so as not to introduce pathogenic bacteria into the workpiece.
Canned beans are pickled in different ways. The choice of the recipe is yours.
To prepare it you will need:
Canning jars must be well washed and sterilized
You need to marinate whole beans or cut into 3-4 pieces. Simmer the prepared beans in vegetable or olive oil. While it is fried, prepare the marinade: add salt and sugar to 1 liter of boiling water, pour in vinegar after 10 minutes of boiling. Arrange the beans in sterile jars, cover with herbs and the remaining spices on top and pour over the marinade.
Cover the jars with sterilized lids and cook in a water bath. Boil for at least 15 minutes. Roll up the cans and put them to cool, in the "upside down" position, cover with a thick cloth so that the cooling process takes place as slowly as possible. Store in a cool place - cellar or refrigerator.
This recipe will require:
Do not spare the spices for the marinade - they will give a wonderful aroma
Rinse and dry prepared young beans, remove the streaked ends. Boil until tender for 7-10 minutes. Drain and place the boiled beans in sterile jars. Cut each of the garlic cloves into 4 pieces and add equally to each jar. Add the remaining spices.
Prepare the marinade: add sugar and salt to boiling water, after they are completely dissolved, pour in vinegar and vegetable oil. Boil for 1 minute. Pour the beans with the resulting marinade, let cool and roll up the lids sterilized in boiling water.
This method of preparing the preparation of asparagus beans is very simple. Cooking recipes are varied, and the workpiece preserved by the salting method will delight you with its taste and the vitamins contained throughout the winter.
To prepare a blank according to this recipe you will need:
Prepared asparagus pods must be tightly packed in layers (beans, cherry leaves, currants, garlic, horseradish, beans) in liter jars, after sterilizing the container. Add pepper. Boil water, dissolve salt in it (2 tablespoons per 1 liter of water) and cool. Pour the prepared jars with cold brine and add 2 tsp to each. vodka. Close with clean nylon caps and put in a cold, dark place. The beans preserved in this way do not lose their green color and are stored for a long time.
Recipes for canned asparagus bean salads vary in preparation process and composition. After trying one of the recipes, you will cook them over and over.
Roasted asparagus beans have a very special taste
This recipe includes:
For the proper preparation of the dish, you need to prepare the beans and cut them into 2 cm pieces. Peel, cut into half rings and sauté in vegetable oil. Peel the parsley root and carrots, cut into slices and fry. Wash and chop the parsley. Asparagus beans can be fried in a pan, or they can be left blanched.
Choose very young beans for preservation - then the dish will be tender
Cut ripe red tomatoes into slices and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Add sauteed vegetables and spices. Add water and bring to a boil, pour in vinegar essence and add sugar. Add chopped parsley at the end. The vegetable mass should be thin enough to fill all the voids in the jar.
Place pieces of asparagus in sterile jars and cover with vegetable mass. Roll up the lids. In winter, your household will be happy to enjoy this dish.
This recipe includes the following ingredients:
To prepare the dish, you need to wash the vegetables, blanch the tomatoes and peel them. Remove the seeds from the pepper and peel the onion. Boil the asparagus beans in salted water for 12-15 minutes. Cut into 2-4 cm pieces. Cut the eggplants into cubes and salt to release the bitterness. Squeeze them out and fry.
Boil the asparagus beans before putting them in a vegetable stew.
Fry the zucchini and peppers separately, add the onion, cut into half rings. Cut white cabbage and pour over with boiling water. Blanch the cauliflower for 1-2 minutes.
Throw the tomatoes through a meat grinder and chop the greens. Send vegetables to a saucepan and stir, add salt and spices. Boil. Divide into sterile warm jars with a volume of 0.5-1 liters and sterilize in a water bath for an hour. Roll up and cool, turning over onto the lids. Store in a cool dry place.
The frozen product is practically no different from the fresh one. It retains 90% of the total composition of vitamins and minerals, which is quite enough to raise and maintain immunity in the winter. If the freezing is done correctly, then the harvesting of asparagus beans will retain its appearance and structure until the next season. All recipes are equally good, but we'll show you 2 main ways of doing this process.
It is better to freeze beans by cutting them into pieces, then in winter it will be convenient to add the product immediately to dishes
To use this method, it is necessary to correctly and carefully process the product. To do this, you must cut off the ends of the pods and their stalks. They include hard membranes, and in order not to spoil the dish, it is better to remove them. After trimming, the beans must be rinsed with plenty of running water and dried by discarding in a colander, cheesecloth or paper napkins. You can cut the beans into pieces, or you can freeze the whole pods, it depends on the aesthetics of the dishes that you are going to cook in the future.
Council. Freezing sliced \u200b\u200basparagus beans saves more space in the cooking space.
Wash and dry the asparagus beans before freezing.
It is best to use special vacuum bags or containers when freezing, from which air can be pumped out. So the workpiece is better preserved and has a crumbly shape. After packing, the asparagus bean pods are placed in the freezer and frozen. If the chamber is programmable, then the program "dry freezing of vegetables" is selected.
This method of harvesting beans for the winter does not subsequently require additional processing; it can be fried or stewed immediately, taking into account the cooking recipe.
Preparation for the process is carried out in the same way as when freezing fresh asparagus beans. Then it is cut into pieces and boiled for 4-6 minutes. Drain and allow to cool, then spread on a paper towel, dry and pack in bags.
Freeze food in small portions
It is not at all difficult to find a recipe for canned asparagus if you want to add variety to your diet.
Given the fact that everyone's tastes are strictly individual, everyone has their own recipe for canned asparagus. The options may differ from each other in some little things, but the sequence of actions remains unchanged. For work you will need: glass jars, metal lids, asparagus, table salt, sugar and water.
The work is carried out as follows:
This is the simplest recipe for canned asparagus. There are many other, more interesting ways.
Before deciding how to preserve asparagus, you need to know more about the product itself. Most often, it is the heads of young shoots that are used for food. This is no accident, because they contain the most useful nitrogen-containing substances in comparison with the rest of the plant. In addition, they are the most tender and nutritious. Interestingly, fresh young sprouts have a very diverse and rich composition of vitamins (A, C, E, B2, B6, B9 and PP). Some of them are much higher in asparagus than in cabbage or tomatoes. Conservation can be done at the beginning of spring. By the end of April, the product has already reached full maturity. At the time of harvesting, it is necessary to take into account the fact that it is necessary to process the collected shoots immediately, without postponing the matter indefinitely. Otherwise, the structure of the stems will change during the fermentation process. It will become more fibrous and slightly bitter in taste. Such a product is already undesirable to eat.
Good housewives are constantly stockpiling. This allows you to prepare your favorite dish at any time without any problems. Lovers of healthy food should definitely like canned asparagus. For the winter, it is usually rolled up in jars of 0.5 and 1 liter. The most common method does not require any special products. You only need: for 500 grams of asparagus stalks - 20 grams of salt, 5 grams of vinegar, allspice and water.
The whole process takes no more than one and a half hours. First you need to:
The work is over. It remains only to wait for complete cooling. In order for the process to proceed gradually, the jars must be well wrapped in something warm.
Canned in tomato asparagus turns out to be very tasty. True, this will require additional products: for 1 kilogram of asparagus beans - 5 kilograms of tomatoes, ½ kilogram of onions and bell peppers, 200 grams of garlic, 2 cups of vegetable oil, 50 grams of sugar, 1 hot pepper, 4 tablespoons of vinegar , salt and herbs (parsley, dill).
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At the last stage, spread the hot mixture into jars and roll up immediately.
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Do not touch the jars until they have cooled completely.
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The same kind of preparation can be made using green asparagus beans without changing the rest of the ingredients. It turns out very tasty.
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When cooled, remove containers of asparagus in a cool place.
To prepare this spicy snack from leguminous asparagus, the hostesses stock up on ingredients:
It is not difficult to prepare a canned dish if you follow the sequence of actions:
The finished dish will be stored longer if you add table vinegar to it during cooking in the same amount as apple cider vinegar.
All of the above recipes are the easiest ways to preserve asparagus. Any housewife can easily make such a blank. The main thing is to buy asparagus, and the rest of the ingredients can always be found in any kitchen. Both taste and long-term storage will be guaranteed if you follow the canning technology. And then the favorite appetizer of the French kings will flaunt on your table whenever you feel like it.