EMERILIZED (FROM SCRATCH) GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Emerilized (from Scratch) Green Bean Casserole image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
Vegetable oil for deep frying
2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced into rings
1/3 cup Crystal Hot Sauce
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Emeril's Original Essence
2 cups chopped yellow onion
½ cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 pound button mushrooms, wiped clean, ends trimmed and sliced
1 ½ teaspoons Emeril's Bayou Blast (see Note)
¾ teaspoon salt
1½ cups chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed and blanched in salted water until tender
¾ pound fontina cheese, rind removed and cut into ½-inch cube

Steps:

6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter Vegetable oil for deep frying 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced into rings 1/3 cup Crystal Hot Sauce 2¼ cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons Emeril's Original Essence 2 cups chopped yellow onion ½ cup finely chopped celery 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 pound button mushrooms, wiped clean, ends trimmed and sliced 1 ½ teaspoons Emeril's Bayou Blast (see Note) ¾ teaspoon salt 1½ cups chicken broth ½ cup heavy cream 2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed and blanched in salted water until tender ¾ pound fontina cheese, rind removed and cut into ½-inch cube