Crispy Fried Green Beans

Fried Green Beans are one of our favorite appetizers to get at restaurants and I thought it was about time I tried making them at home. These Fried Green Beans have a thick and crispy batter that is seasoned with garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

The green beans get tender but have just a little crunch.

Double dipping the green beans in both an egg mixture and flour mixture gives these green beans an extra thick coating of flavorful batter. They fry up quickly, about 3 to 4 minutes to turn golden brown.

This recipe, which is adapted a little from Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings: Tasty eats and delicious stories from the South’s less-traveled trails, is a little time consuming. You have to trim each green bean and double coat them in a messy batter, and then fry them in batches. But it is a great recipe to do when you have some kitchen helpers. I love having my teenage kids help in the kitchen. Get them focused on chopping something or mixing something and those anti-parent barriers that make them answer all questions with one word answers go down. Before you know it, they’ll be blabbing about all kinds of stuff going on at school and with their friends. 🙂

Fried Green Beans need a good sauce, but to simplify things, I just went with a Ranch dressing made from mixing a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Mix with equal parts mayonnaise and buttermilk.

You don’t have to go out to eat to have your favorite appetizers. Make delicious Fried Green Beans at home!

Recipe adapted from: Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings: Tasty eats and delicious stories from the South’s less-traveled trails

More Green Bean Recipes

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Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

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