Chef Akane's Recipe Counter — Recipe 6: Green Bean Casserole, Page 2
By Inkroost · Published
Transcript
Overhead: a bowl of green beans, a bowl of sliced mushrooms, three shallots and two garlic cloves on a board. Caption: "INGREDIENTS: 450 g green beans, trimmed. 225 g mushrooms, sliced. 3 shallots (150 g), thinly sliced. 2 garlic cloves, minced." A block of butter, a bowl of flour, a glass jug of golden broth and a small pitcher of cream. Caption: "2 tbsp (28 g) butter. 4 tbsp (32 g) flour, divided. 240 ml (1 cup) broth. 120 ml (1/2 cup) heavy cream." A small jug of oil, a dish of soy sauce and small dishes of salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Caption: "120 ml (1/2 cup) neutral oil. 1 tsp soy sauce. 1/2 tsp salt. 1/4 tsp black pepper. A pinch of nutmeg." The tools in a row: a teal lidded pot, a black cast-iron skillet and a white baking dish. Caption: "TOOLS: a large pot, a skillet, a 20 cm square baking dish." Akane smiles and holds up a clear bag of frozen green beans. Caption: "Tip: frozen green beans work too. Thaw them and skip Step 1."
Image description
Overhead flat lays of the green bean casserole ingredients: green beans, sliced mushrooms, three shallots and two garlic cloves; butter, flour, broth and cream; oil, soy sauce and spices; then a teal pot, a black skillet and a white baking dish. Akane holds up a bag of frozen green beans.
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.