Vegetable Blanching Timetable

Asparagus

Wash, trim, cut in even lengths

3 minutes

Broad Beans

Pod, using only young beans

5 minutes

Runner Beans

Wash, string and slice

5 minutes

French Beans

Top and tail

5 minutes

Carrots

Wash, scrape, slice or dice (leave young small carrots whole)

10 minutes

Celery

Wash, cut in even lengths

6 minutes

Corn

Strip from cob

3 minutes

Courgettes

Wash, top and tail, cut in even lengths

5 minutes

Peas

Wash, shell, using only small peas

3 minutes

New Potatoes

Wash, scrape carefully or peel thinly

5 minutes