Beer-Battered String Beans with Righteous Rémoulade Sauce

Name: Beer-Battered String Beans with Righteous Rémoulade Sauce
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 pound green beans; 1 cup beer (not dark); 1 teaspoon salt; juice of 1 lime; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 4 cups vegetable oil; righteous rémoulade sauce; 2 limes, cut into wedges, for serving

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Cocktails

By Denise Gee

Published 2007

About

This is a Southern twist on the parchment paper–lined cups of French fries so popular these days. The feather-light beer batter gives the mild-mannered green beans more definition (while still letting their color peek through), and the rémoulade sauce ramps up the flavor and balances cool with hot.

Ingredients

1 pound green beans
1 cup beer (not dark)
1 teaspoon

Europe
France
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Clip off and discard the stalk ends of the green beans; set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk the beer, salt, and lime juice into the flour until smooth. (The mixture will foam slightly.)

Dredge the beans in the batter to coat.

In a deep skillet, heat the oil to 375 degrees F.

Working in batches, gently place about 10 battered beans into the hot oil and let cook for