help ! too many runner beans.

[northumbrian]

As the title says , I have to many runner beans. I have processed them just by slicing them in to 1 inch lengths and frozen them.
But the problem I have is what shall I do with them all ? Any recipe's gratefully received.

cheers

Andrew.

 

[beachlover]

Only recently I made some runner bean wine. It sounds awful, but I am told it actually tastes good.
I've also tried this with some of my runners this year,
http://www.monistical.com/3/post/2011/09/spiced-green-bean-chutney.html
it needs leaving three months, but smelled gorgeous when I sealed up the jars, so I have every hope for it.

Personally, I find runner beans pretty awful things and grow less and less each year. They are only nice when they are small and stringless, I've tried freezing them blanched, cooked and raw, but mostly they are awful and end up becoming compost. I mostly grow French climbing beans now. I can do all the things I would do with runners, but they can be used in stir fries, curries, salads, pickles and they freeze well. More importantly they defrost well. I have even dehydrated them and used them to good effect.

if the neighbours aren't already running away and shutting their doors at the sight of yet more free runner beans, give the damned things away as fast as you can!

 

[wingstoo]

I put a sign up and sold the excess for 50p a pound a few years back, also gave away to work colleagues and friends and neighbours.

 

[Man of Tanith]

some italian recipes that call.for spaghetti work well with runner beans replacing it.

to be honest I could happily just eat them boiled and with salt n pepper

 

[bob_the_baker]

+1 to runner bean wine, it does come out like a dry sherry, honest. Also runner bean chutney is fantastic with a pasty or in a cheese sandwich

 

[Man of Tanith]

ooooh runner bean chutney! that sounds like it needs further investigation

 

[northumbrian]

cheers lads , some good ideas there.

 

[rik_uk3]

Runner beans, par boiled then finished off in a pan with butter and curry powder or butter and thin strips of ham plus garlic

 

[Gaudette]

Runner beans garlic tin of chopped toms and a pinch of allspice. Very nice

 

[Laurentius]

When my runner beans are past there best and too stringy to eat as such, I shell the beans and eat them that way, and what is left over after that I let dry and sow for next years crop.

 

[Stew]

I would happily grow no more runner beans and just go French!

 

[santaman2000]

Just boil them with either a few strips of bacon or a ham hock.