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Emerilized Green Bean Casserole
From chef and author Emeril Lagasse
November 19, 2004

Everyone loves a green bean casserole, as a matter of fact, it's become a staple at holiday celebrations. Count on Emeril Lagasse to take a plain casserole and kick it up a notch!

Ingredients

6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter

Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced into rings, and 2 cups chopped yellow onions

1/3 cup Crystal Hot Sauce

2 1/4cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons Emeril's Original Essence (recipe below)

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 pound white button mushrooms, wiped clean and ends trimmed, sliced

1 1/2 teaspoons Emeril's Bayou Blast

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed, blanched in salted water until tender

3/4 pound fontina cheese, rind removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9- by 13- inch casserole dish with 2 teaspoons of the butter and set aside. In a large saucepan or deep fryer, heat at least 4 inches of oil to 360°F.

Separate the onion slices into individual rings. Combine with the onion rings with the Crystal Hot Sauce in a mixing bowl and toss thoroughly. Place 2 cups of the flour in a large mixing bowl and, working in batches, dredge the onion rings in the flour to coat. Transfer the coated onion rings to a colander or strainer and shake over the mixing bowl containing the flour to release any loose flour. Fry the onion rings in batches until just lightly golden, about 1 minute per batch. As batches are completed, transfer the onion rings to paper-lined baking dish to drain. Season the onion rings with the Essence and set aside. Repeat with the remaining batches. Note: it is important to allow the temperature to return to 360°F between batches.

Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter in a large saucepan over high heat and cook the chopped onions and celery until soft, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, Bayou Blast, and salt and cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are soft and golden brown and have released their liquid, 4 to 6 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4cup of flour and stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the chicken stock and heavy cream and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thick and creamy and any floury taste is gone, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat.

In a large bowl combine the green beans, mushroom sauce, and cubed fontina cheese. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and top with the fried onion rings. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until hot and bubbly and onion rings are golden brown. Serve immediately.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse copyright © 2004.