The yard long bean plant has been doing well (see recent growth). This week, we had some grow enough that I just had to harvest them and have a taste.
It was just two beans so I couldn’t do much with them. I just chopped them and sauteed in a little bit of olive oil for a few minutes.
Then added some pre-made potato leek soup and simmered until hot.
They had a nice flavor – the rumors are true that they have a similar taste to asparagus. Also they were nice and crunchy even after cooking. They didn’t get soft like bush beans usually do.
I’m looking forward to getting a bit more creative with them once we have a significant harvest. There are at least 4 more beans growing so I think we’ll be in good shape pretty soon.
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Posted by Gwen on August 28, 2012 at 3:02 am
You can pickle beans!
Posted by steadfastlibrarian on August 28, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Ah, yes, good idea! I think you can pickle pretty much anything. I’d like to try pickled carrots and cauliflower in the winter, too!
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