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Green Bean Casserole

Name: Green Bean Casserole
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large onion, diced; 24 oz mushrooms, finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; thyme (optional); 2 cups chicken stock; 1½ cups heavy cream; 1–2 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp is common; 1–2 tsp soy sauce, 2 tsp is common; flour, for a roux to thicken; salt and pepper; 1½ lbs shallots, peeled and thinly sliced on a mandoline; oil, for shallow frying; salt; green beans

From scratch: homemade cream of mushroom soup, blanched green beans, and crispy fried shallots.

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Ingredients

Cream of mushroom soup

1large onion, diced
24 ozmushrooms, finely chopped
4 clovesgarlic, minced
thyme(optional)
2 cupschicken stock
1½ cupsheavy cream
1–2 tsplemon juice, 2 tsp is common
1–2 tspsoy sauce, 2 tsp is common
flour, for a roux to thicken
salt and pepper

Crispy shallots

1½ lbsshallots, peeled and thinly sliced on a mandoline
oil, for shallow frying
salt

Casserole

green beans

Method

Cream of mushroom soup

Step 1: Sauté the onion a few minutes, then add the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper and cook until all the moisture is gone. Add thyme and the garlic and cook 60 seconds.
Step 2: Add the stock and cream and season again. Blend smooth with an immersion blender. Add 1 tsp each lemon juice and soy sauce, more to taste.
Step 3: Thicken with flour (a roux!) and simmer until the soup is thick, not runny.

Crispy shallots

Step 4: Shallow-fry the sliced shallots over medium heat until starting to brown. Drain on paper towels and salt immediately.

Casserole

Step 5: Blanch the green beans and plunge into ice water.
Step 6: Mix the beans with the soup and shallots and heat in the oven until bubbling.

Version 1 · updated November 15, 2026