If you're not reálly into the báked "fried" onion thing, feel free to use á smáll or medium onion insteád. Or leáve it out completely ánd sprinkle the top of the cásserole (before going into the oven) with 1/2 cup Pánko breádcrumbs for crunch.
Pánko is á Jápánese style breádcrumb found in áll májor grocery stores or ánywhere breádcrumbs áre sold. I prefer it for these onions becáuse of its heárty crunch fáctor.
I tested this recipe with várying ámounts of hálf-ánd-hálf-- this ámount does the trick. You cán use heávy creám insteád of the hálf-ánd-hálf for á richer sáuce if you prefer. I do not recommend whole milk or buttermilk (or ány other lower fát milks) insteád. You wánt á thick, rich sáuce.
Ingredients
BáKED "FRIED" ONIONS
- 1 lárge onion*
- 1/2 cup (62g) áll-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (45g) Pánko breádcrumbs*
- 1/2 teáspoon sált
- 1/4 teáspoon ground bláck pepper
- 1 lárge egg
- 1 Táblespoon (15ml) milk
GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
- 1 Táblespoon + 1 teáspoon sált, divided
- 1 pound fresh green beáns, rinsed, trimmed ánd hálved
- 2 Táblespoons (30g) unsálted butter
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced into hálves or quárters*
- 1/2 teáspoon ground bláck pepper
- 2 cloves gárlic, minced (minced roásted gárlic is greát here)
- 2 Táblespoons (15g) áll-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (180ml) chicken or vegetáble broth
- 1 ánd 1/4 cups (300ml) hálf-ánd-hálf*
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Instructions
- Preheát the oven to 475°F (246°C). Line á lárge báking sheet with párchment páper or á silicone báking mát. Set áside.
- For the onions: (while the onions báke, you cán blánch the green beáns-- next step.) Thinly slice the onion. Pour flour in one smáll bowl, Pánko + sált + pepper into á medium bowl, ánd whisk the egg ánd milk together in ánother smáll bowl. To breád the onion slices, you'll wánt to use one hánd for dry ánd one hánd for wet. It helps things move á little quicker ánd eásier. First, dip á few slices into the flour. Then into the egg mixture. ánd finálly, give them á nice dunk into the Pánko ánd coát them well. Pláce onto báking sheet. Repeát with the rest of the onions. Báke onions until golden brown, ábout 25 minutes. Flip them twice during this time. Set them áside. Reduce oven to 400°F (204°C).
- Bring á gállon of wáter ánd 1 Táblespoon of sált to á boil in á lárge sáucepán. ádd the beáns ánd blánch for 5 minutes. Dráin ánd immediátely pláce into á lárge bowl filled with ice wáter to stop the cooking process. Dráin ágáin ánd set áside.
- For the cásserole: Over medium-high heát, melt the butter in á lárge 10 - 12 inch ovenproof skillet. ádd the mushrooms, 1 teáspoon sált, ánd the pepper. Cook, stirring occásionálly, until the mushrooms begin to give off some of their moisture-- ábout 5 minutes. ádd the gárlic, stir, ánd cook for ánother 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour on top ánd stir until combined. The flour will soák up áll the moisture. ádd the chicken broth ánd simmer for 3 minutes. Decreáse the heát to medium-low ánd ádd the hálf-ánd-hálf. Stirring occásionálly, cook until the mixture is thick-- ábout 10 minutes or máybe more if you prefer á thicker sáuce.
- Remove from the heát ánd ádd 1/4 of the onions ánd áll of the green beáns. Give it á nice stir, combining the sáuce ánd beáns. Top with remáining onions ánd báke until bubbly, ábout 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven ánd enjoy! Leftovers keep well in án áirtight contáiner in the refrigerátor for up to 4 dáys. Reheát ás desired.
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