Pitch beans
1. Pour a sufficient amount of water into the pan, put on a stove on a strong fire.
2. Put several ice cubes in a bowl.
3. With the help of scissors or knife, cut the ends of the beans on both sides.
4. In order to facilitate the process of preparing beans in the future, cut it into pieces of 5-10 cm long. In this case, you will not need to thaw the beans to cut it into pieces before use. However, you can not do this if you prefer to prepare a whole beans.5. As soon as the water in the pan boils, lower the beans into it. Do not put too much beans, beans should be completely immersed in water.
6. Cook the beans for 2-3 minutes, then take it out of hot water and immerse it in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Partial heat treatment of beans is called “blanching” and is a common way to prepare vegetables for freezing.
7. Remove chilled beans from cold water and let it dry for a few minutes.
8. Place the beans in special containers, without loading to the surface of the container about 1 cm. Tightly close the containers and remove in the freezer for storage.