Chef Akane's Recipe Counter — Recipe 6: Green Bean Casserole, Page 1
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Transcript
A wide view of a bright, cosy home kitchen in afternoon light: potted herbs on the window sill above the sink, a rattan lamp over a small wooden table with two chairs, a small cream oven on a wooden cart and a white fridge on the right. Akane stands at the counter with her back to us, tying her apron. Caption: "Recipe 6: Green Bean Casserole" Akane smiles as she lifts a big handful of fresh green beans from a colander. Caption: "Holiday season is coming, and green bean casserole is the top trending Thanksgiving recipe on Google. Today we make it from scratch." On the wooden counter: a colander of green beans, a basket of mushrooms, three shallots and a black cast-iron skillet. Caption: "Time: about 1 hour. Serves 4 as a side." Akane pushes up the sleeves of her cream knit top with a calm smile. Caption: "Let's begin."
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Akane, a tall woman with long black hair tied in a low ponytail with a red ribbon, cream knit top and dusty-rose apron, starts a sunny November afternoon in her home kitchen with fresh green beans, mushrooms, three shallots and her black cast-iron skillet.
About this chapter
Holiday season is coming, and green bean casserole is the top trending Thanksgiving recipe on Google. On a quiet November afternoon Akane does a practice run and makes it fully from scratch in her small kitchen: green beans blanched bright and crisp, shallots fried golden, mushrooms browned in butter and folded into a silky cream sauce with a dash of soy sauce, then baked in her countertop oven until bubbling and crowned with the crispy shallots. Captions walk the reader through every amount, heat setting and timing so it can be made at home, ending with Akane at her little table, doing some very thorough research on the topping.