← Nouns Cooking · American

Ingredients

• 700 g Green beans, trimmed and halved
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 250 g chestnut or cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 1 Shallot, finely chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp Plain (all-purpose) flour
• 240 ml vegetable stock
• 240 ml whole milk
• 120 ml double (heavy) cream
• 1 tsp Soy sauce
• ½ tsp Salt
• ¼ tsp Black pepper
• 1 pinch Nutmeg
• 120 g Crispy fried onions (French-fried), divided

Method

1. Heat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the beans for 4–5 min, until bright green and just tender. Drain and plunge into cold water, then drain well.
2. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the mushrooms for 6–8 min, until browned and their liquid has gone. Add the shallot and garlic for 2 min.
3. Sprinkle in the flour and stir for 1 minute. Gradually stir in the stock, milk and cream, then add the soy sauce, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Simmer for 3–4 min, until thick enough to coat a spoon.
4. Fold in the beans and a third of the fried onions, then spread in a baking dish.
5. Bake for 15 min, until bubbling. Scatter over the remaining onions and bake for 5 min more, until golden and crisp.

Tips

• The original 1955 recipe, created in Campbell’s test kitchen, used tinned soup; this from-scratch sauce tastes far fresher.
• Shop-bought fried onions are coated in wheat flour, so this isn’t gluten-free.

Sources

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