Not Your Mother'S Green Beans

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   Preheat oven to 350*

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   1. In a pot of boiling water, add green beans and blanch until they turn a pretty bright green (maybe 2 min, don't cook all the way). Remove to ice bath to stop cooking process. Drain and set aside.

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   2. Fry the bacon to crispy and drain on paper towel. Chop into bits and set aside.

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   3. Using the bacon drippings (I did not do this for Cait/Tin's sake), add olive oil to pan. Saute onions until they begin to caramelize, add mushrooms and seasonings, saute for 2 min., set aside.

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   4. Place green beans and onions/mushrooms into 13x9 in baking dish, set aside.

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   5. Roux: melt butter in sauce pan, add flour and stir constantly until no clumps, add milk (1/2 cup at a time) and stir until thickened, add salt/pepper.

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   6. Pour roux over green beans.

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   7. Top with bacon 1.5C panko bread crumbs, then bacon, then 1/2c panko.

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   8. Place in oven and set timer for 35 min.

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    meanwhile...

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    9. place sliced onion in a bowl with buttermilk, let soak for 10 min.

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    10. in a bowl, combine flour, garlic, cayenne, pepper, salt. stir to evenly distribute spices.

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    11. drain the onions (do not rinse), and toss in bowl of flour mixture.

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    12. When oil is heated, drop onions in (do in batches 1/3 at a time) and fry until golden brown, remove to paper towel to drain.

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    13. when the timer on the oven goes off, remove green beans and top with fried onions.

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    14. Return to oven for 5-10 more minutes until hot and crispy. Remove and enjoy!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.