I love to serve hot appetizers when I’m entertaining, some of my favorites include fried ravioli, crab rangoon and these amazingly delicious green beans.
Fried Green Beans Ingredients
To make this fried green bean recipe you will need fresh green beans, flour, beer, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oil and parsley. Try serving these green beans with some of my favorite appetizer recipes like fried pickles, steak bites or fried zucchini!
How Do You Make Fried Green Beans?
To make fried green beans, first you should wash and cut your green beans. Next, lightly coat them with flour. The flour helps the batter stick to the green beans and makes for a more uniform coating. Make a batter by stirring together in a medium bowl beer, flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Dip the green beans in the batter and immediately fry them in hot oil. You can fry about 8-10 green beans at a time. Each batch of green beans should take 3-4 minutes. Remove the green beans from the oil when they are golden brown. Sprinkle the green beans with parsley and serve them hot.
Tips For The Perfect Dish
You can use a whisk to remove any lumps from your batter mixture. Use a thermometer to make sure the oil stays at 375 degrees F. When you fry the green beans, keep the batter close to the oil so that you can easily transfer the battered green beans into the oil. After the beans come out of the oil, set them on a plate covered with paper towels to drain excess oil. Fried green beans are best when served warm immediately after being cooked. However, they can be refrigerated and reheated. You can reheat them and crisp them up in a toaster oven or a conventional oven.
Flavor Variations
While this recipe is fabulous as-is, you can customize some of the flavors to suit your tastes.
Seasonings: Feel free to add extra seasonings to the batter such as paprika, Cajun seasoning, Jamaican Jerk seasoning or Italian seasoning. Vegetables: No green beans on hand? This batter will work with other tender vegetables such as small broccoli florets, asparagus or you could make fried mushrooms. Spicy: For some extra heat, mix some cayenne pepper, chili powder or hot sauce into the batter. Herbs: I like to use fresh parsley to garnish the green beans, but you can use other herbs such as dill, green onions or basil.
What To Serve With Fried Green Beans
Fried green beans are great on their own, but I think they’re even better with sauces and snacks on the side.
Ranch: Use your favorite homemade ranch dressing or store bought ranch dressing. Chipotle Sauce: Puree 1/2 cup of mayonnaise with 1 canned chipotle pepper, 1 teaspoon lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon chili powder. Garlic Aioli: Mix 1/2 cup mayonnaise with 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, salt and pepper to taste. BBQ Sauce: Try making some of my amazing homemade bbq sauce for your green beans. Fry Sauce: Make an easy restaurant style fry sauce that I use all the time! Appetizers: Fried green beans are great for an appetizer platter with other fantastic snacks like bacon wrapped potatoes or bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers.
You can’t go wrong with these green beans. While they make for a fabulous party snack, you can also serve them as a side dish alongside a hamburger or grilled chicken. However you serve them, these green beans are sure to be a hit!
