The term is a casserole dish on the side dish, boiled or cooked slowly in the oven. Many people love this type of cuisine because more give the sensation that is different from the food fried or cooked in oil.
They can be differentiated from the various differing varieties of legumes because green beans are picked and consumed using their pods that are enclosing, usually ahead of the seeds in have completely developed. This practice is similar to the harvest of pea pods that are unripened as snow peas or sugar snap peas.
Previously, legume pods frequently included a "cord", a tough, fibrous strand running the amount of the pot. Modern green bean varieties that are grown lack cords.
Green beans so are promoted fresh, and canned, frozen, and are eaten all over the world. Green beans are usually steamed, boiled, stir fried, or baked in casseroles.
Some US eateries and some Japanese restaurants serve green beans, which can be battered and fried and green bean tempura, respectively. Green beans can also be sold fried with vegetables like corn, carrots, and peas, and dried.
The flavonol miquelianin (Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide) may be seen in green beans
This green bean casserole is made with sour cream, cheese, and a variety of herbs and seasonings. Use fresh or frozen green beans.
What You'll Need
- 1 pound fresh green beans, cut French-style or 1 pound French-style frozen green beans
- 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (or use 1 teaspoon dried)
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Dash of pepper
- 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup reduced fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded mild Cheddar or American cheese
- 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
How to Make It?
- Cook fresh cut beans until just crisp-tender, or cook frozen beans according to package directions; drain.
- Cook onion and parsley in 2 tablespoons of butter until onion is tender. Blend in flour, lemon peel, salt, and pepper. Add milk; cook until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly.
- Stir hot mixture into sour cream and cooked beans; heat until sauce just begins to bubble.
- Spoon into a 1- to 1 1/2-quart casserole; sprinkle cheese over the top. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter; toss with bread crumbs and sprinkle over cheese.
- Broil about five inches from broiler until cheese melts and crumbs brown, about 1 to 2 minutes.
