Description
The yummiest snack EVER! I promise!
Ingredients
- FOR THE BEANS:
- 8 ounces, weight Green Beans
- ½ cups All-purpose Flour
- 2 Eggs, Beaten
- 1-½ cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- ¼ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
- ½ teaspoons Onion Powder
- ¼ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- FOR THE AIOLI:
- 1 head Small Head Of Garlic
- ¼ cups Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Plus Extra For Drizzling On The Head Of Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
Preparation
Bring your oven to 450 F.
Slice off the top of your head of garlic. Season it with some olive oil and salt and pepper and wrap it up in a foil pouch. Place in the oven for about 45 minutes.
Trim your green beans (removing the stems) and get them ready to cook. Bring a large pot of water to boil. When the water is boiling, submerge the green beans in the water. Let them cook for 2-3 minutes and then immediately transfer them to a bowl filled with ice water. This will stop the cooking process and keep them nice and tender and green. Let them bathe in the ice water for a few minutes and then lay them out on a few paper towels so they dry.
Set up three shallow bowls. One for your flour, one for your eggs, and one for your panko, Parmesan cheese, and spices. Season all three bowls with salt and pepper.
Get yourself a sheet pan and line with parchment paper. Dredge your green beans in the flour, then in the eggs and lastly in the panko and seasonings. Lay your bean fries evenly out on the sheet pan making sure not to crowd them. (Crowding them will not allow them to crisp up as nicely).
When it’s done, remove your head of garlic from your oven and lower the heat to 425 F.
Bake your green bean fries at 425 F for about 15 minutes. While they are baking, make your aioli. Squeeze your garlic cloves into a bowl and mash them together with a fork. In another bowl, combine mayo, olive oil, mustard and salt and pepper and add into your roasted garlic paste. You can also blend it up in a food processor to really distribute that garlic flavor. I personally like getting a chunk of roasted garlic so I just whisked it in.
Serve fries immediately with aioli on the side! Enjoy! I know you will!!
Recipe adapted from My Kitchen Addiction.
