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!
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Fried Green Beans
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Vegetable oil
- 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
- Ranch dressing
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- In another medium bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and vinegar. In a small bowl whisk together egg and baking powder. Whisk into water mixture.
- Pour 2 inches of oil into a Dutch oven. Heat between 350-375 degrees.
- In batches, dip green beans in egg mixture and then dredge in flour mixture. Dredge in egg mixture a second time and then in flour mixture a second time.
- Fry beans for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown. Season to taste with salt and serve with Ranch dressing.
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Recipe adapted from: Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings: Tasty eats and delicious stories from the South’s less-traveled trails
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The batter is perfect!
I just ate these at a restaurant and they were delicious. So glad to find the recipe. I wonder if dipping them in buttermilk, then flour would work? I do chicken this way.
Wow! I’ve never had a fried bean like that before – looks so delicious!
These looks so delicious and very very very crispy!! Yummy!
Oh my gosh, fried green beans are the only way my husband will eat them. We order them when we’re out in restaurants and we always have to order two plates since they are so addictive. Yours look absolutely incredible! So crispy and I love that thick coating of batter! I’ll take the a big batch please 🙂
Oh my! My family will love this!! Loving that crunchy coating, my friend!!
I LOVE green beans! But I don’t think I’ve ever had them fried and crispy like this before! They look awesome – especially with some dipping sauce!
Pretty soon I’m going to have an abundance of garden green beans on my hands so I’m going to be looking for any and every way to use them up! These fried beauties NEED to happen!
Sometimes I am craving for something like that 😀
Wow. This looks so good. What a fun way to eat your veggies.
Nice!!! These look perfectly seasoned and crispy Christine! I love them! And, even though they may be a bit time-consuming, they look like they are worth it!
This looks like such a fun little snack! It is totally gearing me up for a summer picnic!!
I love ordering fried green beans when we go out to eat, but haven’t tried a homemade version. I think that needs to change soon though, these look incredible!
Best green beans ever! I make fried onion strings all the time, but have never thought about frying green beans. I love it!
I have never had fried green beans and cannot wait to try this recipe!!!! love and pinned!!!
I can’t believe I’ve never had fried green beans! These look amazing — pinned for sure!
Fried green beans are one of my favorites to order out, too! I’ve never thought to make these at home, though. Love how crispy these turned out. Pinned!
These look so delicious! I love green beans and these pack a better nutritional punch than fries 🙂
Oh.my.gosh.
There is no other veggie I love more than green beans. Fried? Sign me up!