Still finding new ways to use up all my Farmer’s Market finds. I love green beans and always buy so many, I could eat them with every meal.
I made these up as a little pre-dinner appetizer and they disappeared. They were fantastic. The kids proclaimed they tasted just like French fries and gobbled them up.
The beansare crunchy and crisp and becausethey area vegetable, you feel a little less guilty popping them in your mouth!
They are so easy to make and you do not need a deep fryer, just use a heavy pot, it works great.
In a large bowl, whisk together the beer, flour, cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt, let rest for 10 minutes. For the aioli, in a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, tarragon, mustard and garlic with salt and pepper.
Submerge beans in ice water for minutes. Pat beans dry (this makes them extra-crisp).
In a large pot heat oil to 375o or when a drop of batter sizzles immediately and rises to the surface. Whisk the batter again, add the green beans and toss to coat. Working in 4 batches and using tongs, gently lower the beans into the oil. Fry, turning halfway through, until golden, about 3 minutes.
Let drain on paper towels and season with salt. Serve with aioli.
Beer-Battered Green Beanswith Tarragon Aioli
From Everyday
2/3 cup beer
1/2 cup flour
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 cups vegetable oil
1 pound green beans, trimmed
In a large bowl, whisk together the beer, flour, cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt, let rest for 10 minutes. For the aioli, in a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, tarragon, mustard and garlic with salt and pepper.
Submerge beans in ice water for minutes. Pat beans dry (this makes them extra-crisp).
In a large pot heat oil to 375o or when a drop of batter sizzles immediately and rises to the surface. Whisk the batter again, add the green beans and toss to coat. Working in 4 batches and using tongs, gently lower the beans into the oil. Fry, turning halfway through, until golden, about 3 minutes. Let drain on paper towels and season with salt. Serve with aioli.
Diane says
I love beans! And I’ve got some London Gold beer that I’ve been testing so I suspect I’ll be giving this a go.
I picked a handful of beans last night and threw them in with my curry for a couple of minutes right at the end of cooking. They were excellent! Crisp and juicy but smothered in sauce!
Good hint about tongs for frying them too!
Amanda says
I never thought to deep fry green beans, looks great!
Recipe for Delicious says
Great tip about the ice water! As soon as I saw the name of this recipe I started drooling. These look abolutely scrumptious and would impress adults as much as your boys I’ll bet.
KimberlyDi says
My SIL turned me onto a simple recipe using fresh green beans that everyone loves. You take a few pounds of fresh green beans with the ends snapped off, and simmer it in a pan with 1 stick of butter and 1.5 squares of Knorrs beef bullion. You simmer it, carefully stirring, for almost an hour. The beans should be wilted and coated with a heavenly brown butter sauce. It is divine. But not healthy.
Roslyn Cooper says
I would eat my vegetables for sure if they were made like this!
Laura says
I could just eat a bowl of this for dinner and be happy.
Lisa H. says
Making these today!
Dawn says
Wow, heaven on a plate.
Audrey at Barking Mad says
I LOVE battered green beans but hate frying anything because of the mess and smell…but THESE? These I WILL do because, YUMMMMM!
Cheryl says
Wow, a local restaurant used to have something similar and I loved them. I have never made aoli, I think I could manage!
Liz C. says
Oh. My. Gawd. Aside from the fact I’ve been having a love affair with Tarragon, I also love green beans & anything that’s fried. This sounds heavenly & I can’t wait to try it out tonight. Yup. This can’t wait.
Leslie says
I was just talking to Jeff last night about how I really wanted some fried green beans. We were at a little restaraunt here in Indianapolis a few months ago and they gave us a complementary plate of fried green beans.. yum!
Julie says
I adore green beans too, although I’ve never had them fried like this. They actually serve these in the cafeteria where I work, but I venture to guess yours are much better đŸ™‚
Terry says
I could live on green beans when in season! Please, the aioli receipe too!
Mrs. L says
I just had something similar at PF Changs this past Sunday. Loved it and thought I should learn to make something like it. And then you go do all the work for me providing a recipe. Thank you!
J3nn says
I love string beans! That looks so flavorful.
Jenn
Ani says
oh my! these look scrumptious!
Julia says
Great tip about soaking them in ice water!
Marjie says
Fried green beans! What will you think of next? And don’t you just love these country farmers??? Mine even delivers!!
Rachel the SdOC says
Yum! I can just taste these. I got a Fry Daddy for my birthday. It’s just a little one, so it’s perfect for cooking up little snacks like this. Very inspiring.
The Teacher Cooks says
These are the perfect appetizer! What a good way to use the abundant green beans from my CSA.
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen says
What a fantastic idea! Looks great!
tom tall clover farm says
These looks wickedly good!
Pam says
I’ve never had fried green beans before – I bet these were so tasty.
On a side note:
I am heading your way with two girlfriends to do wine tasting on the 31st. Are there any vineyards you would recommend us visiting? What restaurant to you recommend for a nice dinner?
Jules says
I made these green beans last night and they were fantastic. My husband and I ate them up without the dip. Thank you for the post, I had more green beans than I knew what to do with!
Jeannie says
okay, these sound fantastic. Think I will get some green beans and fry up a batch this weekend.
Meghan says
Hi Noble Pig,
I wanted to ask if it would be possible to feature your recipe on CraftBeer.com?
CraftBeer.com is a website of the Brewers Association, the national trade association for craft beer focused on educational resources for craft beer fans.
I would create a post similar to this one and include your logo/bio/link: http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/beer-and-food/recipes/recipes-list/show?title=beer-waffles-with-cinnamon-caramel-apples
Please let me know if this would be possible. Cheers!