Green Bean Casserole

Name: Green Bean Casserole
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken stock; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. dried shiitake mushrooms, stemmed; Kosher salt, to taste; 2 lb. green beans, cut into 2" pieces; Canola oil; 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups flour; 2 small yellow onions, thinly sliced; 5 tbsp. butter; 1 ⁄ 3 heavy cream; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Serves
serves 6-8

LAURA SANT

This recipe is an adaptation of the one developed in the 1950s by the Campbell's Soup Company.

Ingredients

3 cups chicken stock
¹⁄₂ oz. dried shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
Kosher salt, to taste
2 lb. green beans, cut into 2" pieces
Canola oil
1 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
2 small yellow onions, thinly sliced
5 tbsp. butter
¹⁄₃ heavy cream
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

Step 1

Bring stock to a boil in a small pot. Remove from heat; add mushrooms. Cover; let soften for 20 minutes. Strain; reserve broth. Thinly slice mushrooms; set aside. Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add green beans; cook until tender, 2 minutes. Chill beans in an ice bath; drain and pat dry.

Step 2

Pour oil into a large pot to a depth of 2". Heat over medium-high heat until oil registers 350° on a deep-fry thermometer. Put 1 cup flour into a bowl. Working in batches, toss onions in flour; shake off excess and fry until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate and season with salt.

Step 3

Heat oven to 375°. Grease an 8"× 8" casserole with 1 tbsp. butter; set aside. Melt remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in remaining flour; cook for 1 minute. Pour in reserved broth while whisking; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 10 to 12 minutes. Whisk in cream and combine with beans, half the onions, reserved mushrooms, and salt and pepper in a bowl; transfer to casserole. Top with remaining onions; bake until bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Bring stock to a boil in a small pot. Remove from heat; add mushrooms. Cover; let soften for 20 minutes. Strain; reserve broth. Thinly slice mushrooms; set aside. Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add green beans; cook until tender, 2 minutes. Chill beans in an ice bath; drain and pat dry.
Pour oil into a large pot to a depth of 2". Heat over medium-high heat until oil registers 350° on a deep-fry thermometer. Put 1 cup flour into a bowl. Working in batches, toss onions in flour; shake off excess and fry until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate and season with salt.
Heat oven to 375°. Grease an 8"× 8" casserole with 1 tbsp. butter; set aside. Melt remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in remaining flour; cook for 1 minute. Pour in reserved broth while whisking; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 10 to 12 minutes. Whisk in cream and combine with beans, half the onions, reserved mushrooms, and salt and pepper in a bowl; transfer to casserole. Top with remaining onions; bake until bubbly, about 20 minutes.