Green Been Casserole
The green been casserole made from scratch
Ingredients
- 1+1/2 yellow onion
- 2-3 tbsp flour
- canola oil for frying the onions
- 12 oz green beans
- 6 oz Mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Slice one yellow onion very thinly. Toss the onions with the flour, salt and pepper and fry in batches in some canola oil, I like it to be about an inch deep for this. You want them deeply golden brown. Transfer on a plate lined with paper towel.
- Boil a big pot of water and cook the green beans in boiling water for five minutes. While they are cooking prepare the ice bath – a big bowl of icy cold water. We want to shock the poor green beans 🙂 so they stop cooking and keep their beautiful green color. So, drain the beans and put them in the ice bath immediately.
- Dice the remaining half of a yellow onion.Slice the mushrooms. Sauté the diced onions then add the garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook until they start to caramelize. Season well with salt and pepper. I find that waiting with salting the mushrooms gives them nicer color quicker. Now add the mascarpone cheese and stir until it starts to melt in then add the heavy cream and freshly grated Parmesan cheese and nutmeg. Add the green beans and cook for another minute and check for seasoning.
- The last step is to take about a quarter of the fried onions and mix them in with the green beans and then arrange them on the serving platter. Grate some more parmesan cheese and generously top with the remainder of the fried onions. So, so good. You must try it!