Green Bean Casserole With Crispy Shallots Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To parboil the green beans, bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add green beans and cook for 2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and place into a big bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
• Heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the onions and mushrooms and sauté for a few minutes, until softened and fragrant. Add the flour and stir until no lumps remain. Add the chicken stock and milk (or cream) and continue to stir. Let the sauce come to a boil, then lower heat and let simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken, stirring frequently. At this point, I like to taste it and then season it with appropriate amounts of salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
• Drain the water out of the bowl of green beans. Once the sauce is ready, add to the bowl and toss to combine. Pour green bean mixture into a casserole dish, and bake for 30 minutes.
• While it's baking, heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, enough to cover about an inch of pan. Add the shallots and let fry until they turn golden, roughly 7 to 8 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and let cool on a paper towel-lined plate. When green bean casserole is done baking, top with crispy shallots.

Steps:

• 1. Pre Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease or spray a 2 1/2 to 3 quart casserole dish with butter or cooking spray, and set aside till needed.
• 2. Blanch the green beans & carribean veggies in a large skillet of boiling salted water, UNCOVERED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES UNTIL THEY ARE CRISP TENDER. THEN IMMEDIATELY DRAIN, AND POUR INTO A LARGE BOWL of ice water, this shocks the veggies and stops the cooking process.
• 3. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 1 tablespoon of olive oil,add the sliced mushrooms, minced garlic & thyme in the same skillet over low heat, and cook till most of the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms, then add the salt & pepper.
• 4. Now gently toss the green beans & carribean vegetables together, then set aside till needed.
• 5. In a medium size sauce pan melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat, stir in the flour, stir to blend then add the half & half all at once. Cook & stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook 1 minute more
• 6. Stir in salt & pepper & parmesan cheese, and stir till cheese melts and mixture coats the spoon. Remove from heat.
• 7. Pour sauce over green bean mixture , and stir gently to combine. Then transfer mixture to prepared casserole dish. Bake uncovered for about 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 8. While green beans are baking prepare the shallots. Heat oil in a large skillet, add sliced shallots when oil is HOT, being careful not to over crowd pan, and cONTINUE TO COOK TILL SHALLOTS ARE golden brown. Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon, onto paper towel to drain. When casserole is done, top with crispy crunchy shallots, and serve while hot.
• 9. Please note this casserole is displayed in the Le Creuset dinner ware that I won in the Pork Be Inspired Contest during week #3. It taste as good as it looks, & with this dish you will never go back to the canned green Bean casserole, me included. Smile
• 10. Dinner is now served, with the Pork Wellington cooked to perfection. Paired wonderfully with the confetti Topped Potatoes and the green Bean Casserole topped with Crispy shallots. This is a dish that will cost you a bit of money to pull it all together & TIME but I know there is someone in your life that is worth it. After all it is the holidays, and you like me have a lot to be thankful for. ENJOY