Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole

Name: Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 10 servings Superfine flour, for dredging (recommended: Wondra Flour); 907 grams fresh green beans, trimmed; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves, or 1 teaspoon dried sage; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 1 leek; 227 grams portobello mushrooms, sliced; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps shallots, finely chopped (about; 177 milliliters sherry; 10 servings Vegetable oil, for deep frying; 227 grams white mushrooms, sliced

Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 230 calories, 5g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have shallots, sherry, portobello mushrooms, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the shallots and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.

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Shallot

Add the mushrooms, thyme and sage and saute until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook 5 more minutes. Next add the sherry and stir until thickened.

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Sherry

All Purpose Flour

Thyme

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Add the cream and simmer an additional 5 minutes. Set sauce aside. (Recipe can be made to this point up to 2 days before, refrigerated.)

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Sauce

Melt the remaining butter in a large skillet over high heat.

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Add the beans, toss to coat with the butter and saute until bright green, about 7 minutes. They'll still be crispy. Season with salt and pepper and place on a platter.

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Beans

Bring the sauce to a simmer and spoon over the beans. Top with the frizzled leeks.

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Beans

Leek

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Heat a couple inches of oil to 350 degrees F in a large, heavy pot. To check the oil temperature, drop a bread cube into it. If the cube browns within 30 seconds the oil is hot enough.

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