Thanksgiving Prep: Green Bean Casserole

There are two types of people in this world: green bean casserole lovers, and those who wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole. This recipe is for both of those who are die-hard GBC lovers, and those who fall in the latter group, as it is creamy, homestyle, made from scratch, and no canned cream of mushroom required! Delicious.

Fun fact — Several decades ago many home cooks got their recipes from recipe pamphlets which major food companies would produce as a way of encouraging to buy their products. Campbell’s Soup Company’s Dorcas Reilly thought of GBC as a way to drive sales of cream of mushroom soup!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoon marsala wine
• 2 tablespoon cream sherry (or regular sherry if that is what is on hand)
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb. fresh green beans
• Crispy onion strings to garnish (Check out OMC Smokehouse’s cookbook for their recipe!)

Directions:

• Sauté the mushrooms and in the olive oil until mushrooms have turned golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally. Once the moisture has been pulled from the mushrooms, add the salt.
• Add the wine and sherry, and reduce; allow the alcohol to boil off for 2-3 minutes.
• Reserve 1 1/2 tablespoon heavy cream, put to the side.
• Add the remaining amount of cream and stir.
• Add remaining seasonings and stir, bringing to a simmer.
• Combine remaining 1 1/2 tablespoon cream and cornstarch, stir to smooth consistency and add to the sauce, stir sauce constantly.
• Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• Steam green beans in steamer for 10 minutes.
• Rinse and cool green beans.
• Combine mushroom sauce with green beans and fold until combined.
• Top with crispy onion strings if desired, and serve immediately.
• Yields about 4 servings.

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