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Akasha's Green Bean & Wild Mushroom Casserole

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil or unsalted butter
2 medium onions, peeled and sliced into thin moons
1/2-teaspoon sea salt
8 ounces wild mushrooms (chanterelle, morel or porcini), wiped clean and thinly sliced
8 ounces fresh shiitake, cremini or button mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons dry Sherry
4 tablespoons unbleached flour
3 cups Silk Unsweetened Soymilk
2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
Additional 1-teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Two 10-ounce bags of frozen cut green beans (preferably organic) thawed or cook 1&1/2 pounds of fresh green beans in salted water for 5 minutes and drain

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil a 2-quart baking or casserole dish.

Heat 1 Tbsp.of the olive oil or butter in a large heavy saucepan, over medium heat. Add the onions, season with 1/2 tsp. salt and cook the onions until slightly browned and soft, about 10-12 minutes. Remove the onions with a spoon and set aside. 

In a small saucepan, heat the Silk® with the bay leaf to just below the boiling point and set aside.

Heat the remaining 2 Tbsp. of olive oil in the large heavy saucepan and then add the mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms over medium high heat, stirring often, until they begin to brown and there is very little liquid, about 5 minutes. Add the dry sherry and cook for about 1 minute or until completely evaporated. 

Sift the flour into the mushrooms and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon over medium heat until the flour is browned slightly in color, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 2 minutes. 

Remove the bay leaf and slowly whisk the warm Silk® into the mushrooms, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Return the saucepan to the heat, bring the sauce to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring often and cook for about 8-10 minutes until it reaches the consistency of a thick cream soup. 

Stir in the tamari, salt and some freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Add the green beans and 1/2 cup of the onions. Place in the buttered casserole dish, top with remaining onions and bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes.
Created exclusively for White Wave by Chef Akasha Richmond
Copyright 2002

 

 

 

Soy Fact

Soy flour is made from roasted soy beans ground into a fine powder.

Kansas Soybean Commission & Association