As a lone dish green beans can be steamed, sauteed, baked, fried, or even eaten raw. As part of a larger dish there are hundreds of ways to prepare a meal with green beans.
If you mean on the mashed potatoes then gravy,if you mean a side dish green bean or baby lima beans.
The meaning of "cook it down" means to basically tenderize the fibers of the protein or food item in question. For example, to want to "cook down" onions, you would want to saute them until they are translucent, or caramelized.
You could, but why?
I would cook a big turkey with green beans.
depending on which kind is that if it is frozen microwave it for a couple of minutes but if fresh you cook but not on a pan in pot with hot boiling water. green beans do not HAVE to be cooked. They can be eaten raw.
Yes, you are supposed to drain the water and fill with fresh water to cook the beans in.
For canned green beans, boil 5 - 10 minutes. Cool completely and mash thoroughly using a fork or blender. Boil fresh green beans until they are very tender. Allow to cool before mashing or blending.
To prepare and cook Din Tai Fung garlic green beans, first blanch the green beans in boiling water, then stir-fry them with minced garlic in a hot wok. Add soy sauce, sugar, and salt for seasoning, and cook until the beans are tender-crisp. Serve hot as a delicious side dish.
To cook dried garbanzo beans, first rinse them and soak them in water overnight. Then, drain the beans and place them in a pot with fresh water. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 1-2 hours until the beans are tender. You can also cook them in a pressure cooker for faster results.
Yes, it is safe to use bouillon as the liquid for canning green beans, but it would be better to can them in water and cook them in the bouillon later.
Green beans. The purple ones turn green when you cook them.
Fresh or frozen are best. Cook until tender, add butter, salt, pepper...and grub out!