How can I preserve Winged Beans until my next batch matures?
I am very proud that I have managed to grow a healthy crop of Winged Beans ( Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) in my small backyard garden. And the crop is quite reasonable. I was wondering if anyone had tips on how the beans could be stored. I am tempted to flash freeze them in sealed vacuumed bags.
Edit: These will be beans that I want to reserve for cooking... The beans that I am retaining for planting need to remain on the stake till the pods completely mature and dry.
Edit #2: Recipe added here for clarity, the beans are cooked and consumed pods and all.
Stir-Fried Winged Beans (Kacang Botol) with Tomato and Garlic
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- dried red chiles, to taste
- 1 pound winged beans (kacang botol), cut into bite-sized lengths
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (gluten-free if needed)
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Heat a wok or your largest skillet over maximum heat. Add the oil, and when it is shimering, add the garlic and chilis. Stir-fry for ten seconds, without burning, and immediately add the winged beans and salt. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds, until the beans brighten in color. Add the tomatoes and stir-fry about 30 more seconds, until the tomatoes just slightly begin to break down and form a sauce. Remove from heat. Stir in the soy sauce and toasted sesame oil. Taste and adjust seasoning and serve immediately.
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How do you preserve winged beans?
Keep fresh Winged Beans in the fridge in a plastic bag for up to 3 days.What can you do with winged beans?
Just snip off the top of the winged bean then cut or slice. Very young winged beans are sometimes eaten raw as a salad but it is more usual to cook them into vegetable dishes.How do you harvest winged beans?
You can remove vining branches growing where you don't want them and use the leaves in salads or sauteed. Tubers are harvested in the fall. Winged bean plants grown in cooler climates will have larger tubers. Harvesting tubers will kill the plant, so wait until the end of the season before digging them up.Are winged beans perennial?
The Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L) DC) is an exceptionally productive food crop for the humid neotropical regions of the world. This perennial, climbing vine-type legume yields high protein edible tubers and pods with oil seed grain having a composition similar to soybeans (Glycine max (L.) Merril).How to Grow Winged Bean (in containers)
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