Half Runner Bean Recipes
Use half runners for a taste right out of granny s kitchen.
Half runner bean recipes. Some beans need de skinning i realize. This recipe as written makes enough green beans for about 4 servings. Add garlic and cook stirring until golden about 2 minutes. Notes and variations for cooking green beans in the pressure cooker.
They grow in u s. An old favorite is half runner beans. Pick the pods for snap beans when they are still slender. At only 3 feet long half runner vines are shorter than typical pole bean vines.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add beans and red pepper flakes. I have not tried doubling the recipe in a smaller pressure cooker so just be sure you aren t exceeding the maximum fill of your model if you re planning to. They just don t have the right flavor for this recipe.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3. At least in the first 20 google hits. Known for their flavorful bean pods white half runner beans are so named because the white seeded pods grow on plants that have several branching runners or vines. One word of advice.
Don t use stringless green beans. Green beans white half runner 6 cups fully prepared string wash and cut into small pieces bellucci organic extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp kirkland fully cooked bacon 2 slices chopped salt pork 1 oz sliced cut into small pieces or cubes chicken broth organic free range pacific natural 12 oz. This simple delicious recipe dates back generations in my family we always get half runner beans for this recipe and we can find them at our local produce store around memorial day they are shipped in but first taste of the season is still oh so good. So i used cannelini beans as a base since i was at a loss.
Feel free to double the recipe as long as you are using at least a 6 quart pressure cooker. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. I looked up recipes using the name of the bean aztec half runner and maybe because it is an heirloom varietal could not find any recipes online. Harvest as snap bean white half runner beans are ready to harvest beginning 60 days after sowing about eight to 10 days after flowering.
You can tweak the recipe according to your tastes by making it sweeter with a little sugar or saltier whatever you like but this is. Greg marshall s beans 2 to 3 lbs half runner 1 4 to 1 3 chunk of salt pork 13 1 2 stick of unsalted butter about 2 tablespoons bacon grease black pepper to. Half runner beans are snap beans phaseolus vulgaris that combine the growing habits of a bush bean with those of a pole bean.