However, many scarlet runner bean recipes call for just the beans without the pods. The beans are quite firm, which means ...

Remove the strings from the runner beans using a peeler and running it down the edges of the runner beans then top, tail and chop them into 2cm chunks. Heat a teaspoon of the butter in a frying pan.

Coloured runner beans go into a hearty runner bean stew, French beans make up a marinated bean salad, and he makes the best homemade baked beans using beautiful borlotti beans. Skip to main ...