Serengeti French Filet Bean

barefootgardener · July 28, 2015

The beans are coming in. My first pickings! I picked a large colander of Serengeti French Filet Beans . More on the vines/bush growing. This is a early maturing variety with some pretty good yields so far. The beans are pencil thin, with long straight pods. I picked them when they reached close to five or six inches. The plants are only about 14-17 inches high, but strong and hardy. The beans are very tender when lightly steamed for just a few minutes. Extremely tasty raw also.
This is my first year growing this variety, and I will definitely it grow again. My husband and I loved them!!

Ginny

barefootgardener · July 28, 2015

I lightly steamed the beans for a few minutes. Fried up some bacon, crumbled it , then I saute'd some garlic in butter and grapeseed oil. Let the flavors infuse a bit, then added the crumbled bacon. Drizzled the mixture over the beans coating them. It was yummy. The husband and kids loved it !! Win.. Win !! I served the dish with BLT's of course! This picture stretched out a bit when I tried to edit!! lol

yardn_gardn · August 12, 2015

Your bacon and bean dish looks fabulous. How is Serengeti yielding now that it's later in the summer?

ddsack · August 12, 2015

OOh, that bacon dish looks scrumptious! I am growing Serengeti for the first time this year too! Have the first picking frozen, and it's time for the 2nd picking tomorrow.

barefootgardener · August 12, 2015

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Originally Posted by yardn_gardn

Your bacon and bean dish looks fabulous. How is Serengeti yielding now that it's later in the summer?

Hi, Thank you.

I have been picking a lot of SB all summer, but they are slowing down now. I will likely get one more small picking out of them, then it will be sporadic at best.
The bean plants still look nice and green..

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 12, 2015

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Originally Posted by ddsack

OOh, that bacon dish looks scrumptious! I am growing Serengeti for the first time this year too! Have the first picking frozen, and it's time for the 2nd picking tomorrow.

Dee, the Serengeti beans are really good lightly steamed. Have you cooked some up yet? I froze mine also. I will be planting this bean next season. Hubby loves it..

Ginny

ddsack · August 12, 2015

Actually, I've just been freezing them! My first ripe beans were Fortex (pole beans) and we've been using them for most meals because they are easy to spot and gather for a small meal - no bending over. I am also growing Slenderette and Nickel - which is a really small baby bean. I think we did have one meal of Slenderette, but most of the bush beans all went directly into the freezer. But there is nothing like fresh beans from your own garden. I still am waiting on the pole version of Roma which is just flowering and setting tiny pods. And my Chinese Red Noodle Beans have not even flowered yet. They are always late and more fussy. I think I overdid the beans this year. Last year I was not very good about picking when they were prime, and as a result, I ran out of frozen beans very early. I know I over compensated planting this summer, and won't be able to use them all. Hope the neighbors will take some.

July 28, 2015	#1
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Serengeti French Filet Bean The beans are coming in. My first pickings! I picked a large colander of Serengeti French Filet Beans . More on the vines/bush growing. This is a early maturing variety with some pretty good yields so far. The beans are pencil thin, with long straight pods. I picked them when they reached close to five or six inches. The plants are only about 14-17 inches high, but strong and hardy. The beans are very tender when lightly steamed for just a few minutes. Extremely tasty raw also. This is my first year growing this variety, and I will definitely it grow again. My husband and I loved them!! Ginny Last edited by barefootgardener; July 28, 2015 at 05:11 PM.

July 28, 2015	#2
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	I lightly steamed the beans for a few minutes. Fried up some bacon, crumbled it , then I saute'd some garlic in butter and grapeseed oil. Let the flavors infuse a bit, then added the crumbled bacon. Drizzled the mixture over the beans coating them. It was yummy. The husband and kids loved it !! Win.. Win !! I served the dish with BLT's of course! This picture stretched out a bit when I tried to edit!! lol Last edited by barefootgardener; July 28, 2015 at 05:12 PM.

August 12, 2015	#3
yardn_gardn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Central Idaho at 3200 elev. in zone 5b, maybe 100 frost free days Posts: 77	Your bacon and bean dish looks fabulous. How is Serengeti yielding now that it's later in the summer? __________________ Happy garden trails, Dawn

August 12, 2015	#4
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,220	OOh, that bacon dish looks scrumptious! I am growing Serengeti for the first time this year too! Have the first picking frozen, and it's time for the 2nd picking tomorrow. __________________ Dee **************

August 12, 2015	#7
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,220	Actually, I've just been freezing them! My first ripe beans were Fortex (pole beans) and we've been using them for most meals because they are easy to spot and gather for a small meal - no bending over. I am also growing Slenderette and Nickel - which is a really small baby bean. I think we did have one meal of Slenderette, but most of the bush beans all went directly into the freezer. But there is nothing like fresh beans from your own garden. I still am waiting on the pole version of Roma which is just flowering and setting tiny pods. And my Chinese Red Noodle Beans have not even flowered yet. They are always late and more fussy. I think I overdid the beans this year. Last year I was not very good about picking when they were prime, and as a result, I ran out of frozen beans very early. I know I over compensated planting this summer, and won't be able to use them all. Hope the neighbors will take some. __________________ Dee **************