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Green bean casserole, from scratch

The real version of the classic: snappy fresh beans in a creamy mushroom sauce under a pile of crisp fried shallots. No cans.

40 min hands-on1 hr 10 min start to finishOven 375°F for 25 min · or bake it Wednesday and reheat 15 minTravels well
Vegetarian
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Green bean casserole, from scratch

Photo: Rick Kimpel, CC BY-SA 2.0

When to make it

Blanch the beans and make the sauce up to 2 days ahead. Fry the shallots the day before and keep them in an airtight tin. Assemble and bake Thursday.

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For 10

  • 2 lbgreen beans trimmed
  • ½ stick (4 tbsp)unsalted butter
  • 12 ozcremini mushrooms sliced
  • 3 clovesgarlic minced
  • 3 tbspall-purpose flour
  • 1 cupvegetable stock
  • 1½ cupsheavy cream
  • 1 tspkosher salt
  • ½ tspblack pepper
  • 6shallots thinly sliced into rings
  • ¼ cupall-purpose flour for the shallots
  • 2 cupsvegetable oil for frying

How to make it

  1. Blanch the beans

    Boil the beans in well-salted water 4 minutes, until bright green and just tender. Drain and plunge into ice water, then dry well.

  2. Make the sauce

    Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the mushrooms until browned and their liquid is gone, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic for 30 seconds, sprinkle in the flour and stir 1 minute. Stir in the stock, then the cream, and simmer until thick, 4 minutes. Season.

  3. Fry the shallots

    Toss the shallot rings in the flour with a pinch of salt. Heat the oil in a small pot to 350°F and fry in batches 2 to 3 minutes, until deep golden. Drain on paper towels and salt them.

  4. Bake

    Fold the beans into the sauce, spread in a 9 by 13-inch dish and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes, until bubbling. Pile the shallots on top and bake 5 minutes more.

Chef's notes

  • Short on time: store-bought fried onions on top are fine. The fresh beans and real sauce are what matter.

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