Nancy Young wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> Still learning basic techniques.
>>
>> I have a minestrone recipe that I've made in the past, and it's
>> great. It calls for a can of green beans. I have fresh green beans
>> on hand.
>>
>> If I want to use the fresh beans, can I just put them into the soup,
>> considering that's it's going to simmer for a couple of hours?
>>
>> Or do I need to boil them ( or something else) first?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> Oh, geez, I would snap off the ends and put them in (probably cut
> into two) and put them in the last ... I don't know ... 20 minutes?
> Leave some life in them. Jill? What you say?
>
> nancy

Yep, add at the end for no more than 30 minutes

Jill