Green Bean Gratin Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Green Bean Gratin Recipe - Los Angeles Times

www.latimes.com

Tender green beans are blanched, coated in a creamy gratin-style sauce and mixed with mushrooms before being baked under a crust of fried onions and Parmesan cheese.

View Original

Share this recipe:

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt, divided, plus more
  • 680 grams (1 1/2 pounds) fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  • 226 grams (8 ounces) fresh mushrooms, thickly sliced or broken into bite-size pieces
  • 1 large shallot, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 47 grams (1 3/4 ounces; 1/3 cup) all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 3/4 cup finely grated or ground Parmesan, divided
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup fried onion rings or shallots (see note above)

More Like This