Green Banana Gratin Recipes

CLASSIC GREEN BEANS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Generously grease a casserole dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Bring a generously salted pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
• Remove stems from beans by trimming with a knife or snapping them off with your fingers. Cut beans in half.
• Add beans to the boiling water, stir, and cook until just barely tender, 5 to 6 minutes, testing often to make sure you don't overcook them.
• Remove beans with a strainer and immediately place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Once beans have cooled to the touch, use your hands to drain and transfer them into the prepared casserole. It's okay if they're still a bit wet.
• Season beans with pepper, kosher salt, and Dijon mustard; mix until beans are well coated. Pour in cream, scatter Comté cheese over top, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Combine melted butter and bread crumbs in a small bowl. Stir until well combined and mixture resembles wet sand. Spoon and sprinkle bread crumbs over the casserole, then dust with cayenne.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

PLANTAIN GRATIN - FIGUE VERT - GREEN BANANA GRATIN

Steps:

• (Grated Gruyere cheese can be used instead of cheddar cheese.)
• Place bananas in saucepan and add just enough chicken stock to cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until bananas are tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Using a potato masher, mash until smooth (chicken stock will be absorbed).
• Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a small frypan and saute onions until tender.
• Add the onions, cream, beaten eggs to cooked bananas until combined; season with salt, nutmeg and cinnamon to taste.
• Mixture will be quite moist.
• Place banana mixture in a buttered shallow baking dish.
• Combine cheese with bread crumbs; sprinkle over top.
• Bake at 350 for 35 - 40 minutes or until top is golden.

BOILED GREEN BANANAS

Steps:

• Bring water to boil with salt and water. Cut top and bottom from the bananas. Core the sides. Add the bananas to the boiling water. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove the skin, and serve hot.

BANANA GRATINS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Divide bananas among gratin dishes. Stir together sour cream and vanilla in a bowl, then spoon over bananas, covering them and smoothing tops. Sprinkle each gratin with 1 tablespoon sugar and broil on a baking sheet 3 to 5 inches from heat until sugar is melted but not caramelized, about 3 minutes.