Handy Blanching guide for vegetable
Vegetable |
Maturity Desired |
How Prepared |
Blanching Boiling Water Steam |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Asparagus |
Tender tips best |
Cut to 6-inch lengths |
Small 3 mins. Large 4 mins. |
3½ mins. 4½ mins. |
Beans, Lima | Young, tender | Shell |
Small 2 mins. Medium 3 mins. Large 4 mins. |
|
Beans, Snap | Tender, crisp |
Snip ends, cut into ¾-inch lengths or French Style
|
3 mins. | |
Peas |
Young, tender sweet, not starchy |
Shell, wash | 1½ mins. |
The vegetable that takes the least time in blanching is .