Grean Bean Gratin with Crimini Mushrooms
From bungalowgirl 17 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths shopping list
- 5 T unsalted butter, divided shopping list
- 12 ounces crimini mushrooms (baby portobello) shopping list
- 3 T chopped shallots (finely) shopping list
- 1/4 cup flour shopping list
- 1 1/3 cup half and half shopping list
- 1 1/3 cup reduced sodium chicken broth (I usually use a good kind...ones found in the health food section of cub for example...in a cardboard box rather than a can) shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce shopping list
- salt and ground pepper to taste shopping list
- 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (I used more) shopping list
How to make it
- Cook green beans in a large pot of lightly salted water until crisp tender, about 4 min. Drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again. Pat green beans dry with paper towels.
- Heat 4 T of butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender and liquid has mostly evaporated, about 12 minutes (not sure I did it quite this long). Add shallots and cook, stirring often, until softened another minute. I added the shallots probably half way through cooking the mushrooms & just did them together. Sprinkle with flour and stir well.
- Whisk in the half and half, broth and soy sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add green beans and mix well. Spread in a butter 2 quart baking dish. Gratin can be prepared at this point up to 1 day ahead. Press plastic wrap directly on surface of sauce, cool and refrigerate. Remove wrap before heating.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle Parmesan over top and dot with remaining 1T. butter. Bake until sauce is bubbling and top is browned, 25-35 minutes. Serve hot.
- I ended up doubling the amount of parmesan as it didn't seem like enough.
- I made this for the Cooking Club at Andrea Reichert's....Thanksgiving 2006
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