Green Beans With Creamy Mushroom Sauce Food

GREEN BEANS WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots; cook until deep golden, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain shallots on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Add green beans, water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to reserved drippings. Cook over medium-high heat, covered, for 2 minutes. Cook, uncovered, until beans are crisp-tender and starting to blister, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes more. Transfer to a platter; keep warm.
• For mushroom sauce, add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet. Add mushrooms; cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute. Add thyme, garlic, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook until mushrooms are golden, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes more. Mix in flour; gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes more.
• Pour mushroom sauce over beans and top with sauteed shallots and crumbled goat cheese.

CREAMED GREEN BEANS, GRANDMA'S RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: If using fresh green beans cook in a small amount of boiling water long enough to bring them to the tender-crisp stage. Drain and use as other beans in the following recipe.
• 2. RECIPE: In a saucepan over medium heat combine butter, flour, and salt and pepper. Whisk in milk and cook, stirring constantly until thickened. This makes a white sauce. Place beans in a casserole dish. Pour white sauce over beans. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serve hot.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE WITH HOMEMADE MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook until they just turn bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. (You don't want to cook the green beans through as they will cook in the oven also.) Strain and plunge the green beans immediately in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. When cool, drain and set out to dry on paper towels.
• Set a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter and vegetable oil. Once the butter is melted and the pan is hot, add the mushrooms. Cook undisturbed so the mushrooms sear nicely, about 1 minute. Add the thyme and garlic and continue cooking the mushrooms to achieve some nice color. Season with the salt, pepper, cayenne and nutmeg. Cook 2 to 3 more minutes longer, dusting the mushrooms with some of the flour as they release moisture. Stir with a whisk to incorporate the flour (just like making a roux) and gradually add in the chicken stock. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat and add the sour cream and cream. Stir gently and cook over low heat until gravy thickens, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the blanched green beans to the pan and fold together so everything is mixed well. Spread out evenly in the pan. Sprinkle the green beans with the grated Parmesan and transfer to a roasting tray (to catch any spill-over). Bake until the casserole is bubbly and the top is melted and golden, 15 minutes.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a deep skillet and heat to 350 degrees F. Pour the flour into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Toss the shallot rounds in the seasoned flour, then place in a strainer and shake off any excess flour. Fry the shallots in the hot oil in small batches until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and season with salt while still hot.
• Top the green bean casserole with the fried shallots and serve.

EASY CREAMY CANNED GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Drain most of the water from the green beans. Place beans in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and simmer an additional 5 minutes.
• Add butter and cream cheese. Stir until melted and well incorporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHERRIED ONION AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a skillet over moderate heat, melt the butter.
• Add in onions; cook/stir for 3 minutes.
• Add in mushrooms; cook, stirring a few times, until the liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated.
• Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and onions; stir until blended.
• Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to make sure the vegetables don't stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Gradually stir in the broth and whisk it until it comes to a boil.
• Add in cream and sherry; cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens.
• Add in nutmeg; season with salt and pepper.
• Bring water t a boil in a saucpan; add in green beans; return water to a boil.
• Cook beans until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes; drain the beans.
• To serve, place warm beans in a serving dish and pour the warm sauce over them.

GREEN BEANS WITH MUSHROOM-MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add all mushrooms and thyme; saute 5 minutes.
• Add 2 tablespoons shallots; saute until mushrooms are tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add Madeira and simmer until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes.
• Add cream and simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Set sauce aside.
• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• Transfer to bowl of ice water; cool.
• Drain. (Sauce and beans can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover separately; chill.).
• Pour enough oil into large deep saucepan to reach depth of 4 inches.
• Heat oil to 350°F
• Place 1/4 of leeks in small metal strainer.
• Lower strainer into oil; fry until golden, 40 seconds.
• Lift strainer from oil.
• Drain leeks on paper towels.
• Repeat with remaining leeks in 3 more batches.
• Season leeks with salt.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add beans and remaining 1 tablespoon shallots; toss to heat through.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place beans on platter.
• Bring sauce to simmer.
• Spoon sauce over beans.
• Sprinkle with fried leeks.