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Steamed Green Beans

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Fresh Steamed Green Beans are so delicious and easy to make! Steaming is an easy, healthy way to cook green beans. In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you two easy step-by-step methods to Steam Green Beans.

Steamed Green Beans are a perfect vegetable side dish for lunch or dinner. Most people love green beans so this is almost always a good vegetable choice. Learning how to Steam Green Beans will really come in handy all year round. You can find recipes for both steaming methods below. Watch this cooking video and learn how to Steam Green Beans Two Ways!

Yield: 3 - 4 servings

Steamed Green Beans Using a Steamer Pan

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh green beans (or amount desired)
  • Salt, to taste
  • Water (as needed)

Instructions

  1. Place the beans in a colander. Rinse them under cold, running water.
  2. Fill the bottom of a steamer pan with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil.
  3. While the water is heating, remove the stem end of the beans. You can also trim off the other end if desired. Keep them whole or cut in 1 inch pieces.
  4. Place the beans in the steamer and place them over the pan of boiling water.
  5. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium.
  6. Steam the beans. Check them after 5 minutes for doneness. Continue cooking until they are crisp-tender or to desired tenderness.
  7. Salt to taste. Serve.

Notes

When trimming the beans, align them and cut off the stem ends. If desired, turn the beans around, align them and cut off the opposite ends. Use a knife or scissors to trim the beans.

When the beans are done a fork should pierce them easily.

You can fill the steamer pan with green beans and cook more than one pound at a time.

© Karen Breyer

Yield: 3 - 4 servings

Steamed Green Beans Using a Vegetable Steamer

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh green beans (or desired amount)
  • Salt, to taste
  • Water (as needed)

Instructions

  1. Place the beans in a colander. Rinse them under cold, running water.
  2. Fill the bottom of a pan with 1/2 to 3/4 inch of water and bring to a boil.
  3. While the water is heating, remove the stem end of the beans. You can also trim off the other end if desired. Keep them whole or cut in 1 inch pieces.
  4. Place the beans in a vegetable steamer. When the water comes to a boil, place the loaded steamer inside the pan.
  5. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium.
  6. Steam the green beans until desired tenderness. Start checking them after 5 minutes for doneness. Continue cooking until they are crisp - tender or your desired tenderness.
  7. Salt to taste. Serve.

Notes

When trimming the beans, align them and cut off the stem ends. If desired, turn the beans around, align them and cut off the opposite ends. Use a knife or scissors to trim the beans.

When the beans are done a fork should pierce them easily.

You can add more than one pound of green beans to the vegetable steamer as they are able to fit. Don’t pack them in.

© Karen Breyer

 

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