are my green beans goners?

[sweetpotato]

I bought a bag of fresh green beans last week and froze them. I defrosted them yesterday and they are disappointingly pretty soft now. I was planning on blanching them, adding some butter and shallots, salt and pepper and a splash of lemon and then sauteeing. Have I ruined the green beans by freezing them, or will blanching them tomorrow not make them even more limp?

Thanks, and happy Thanksgiving!!

[sweetpotato]

I tried blanching them but they were absolutely terrible. Had to throw them away.

[cheesecake17]

If you cook them in tomato sauce till they're soft, they taste great

[Puffin3]

Blanching then freezing fresh beans and expecting to end up with anything edible is a myth. I've tried many times but the beans always end up being limp and soggy.

[miss_belle]

For future reference you should blanch the green beans before freezing. Maybe if you blanch and then shock in ice water it might liven them up? I happen to like my green beans cooked soft rather than crisp so I never have this problem..:-)

[cleopatra999]

I find frozen green beans are always softer than fresh, this may just be what you get.

+1 on blanch first then freeze.