Ok, I’m guilty, in these ten years in the U.S. never had made these green bean fritters… the horror! They are so classic in Chile. The problem is that my favorites are cauliflower and my husband hates it, so I erase it from my mind.
Now, green bean fritters are back, and I hope they will stay on the weekly menu, these are delicious. My daughter saw them when I was cooking and asked if I was making veggie burgers and agree to try them! As you can see is a relatively simple recipe, you can add chopped chives or green onions and change the whole wheat flour for regular flour.
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Print Green Bean Fritters
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Vegetarian
- Method: Stove-cooked
- Cuisine: Chilean
Description
A delicious and easy way to eat green beans.
Ingredients
- 800 grams of green beans
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup grated cheese optional
- oil, salt, and pepper
- chopped green onions or chives, optional
Instructions
- Wash beans and pat dry. Cut the ends and chop lengthwise (french style). Boil salted water in a pot. Add the beans and cook for 3 minutes, or al dente. Drain and place in a bowl with ice water to set the color and stop the cooking. Leave 5 minutes and drain.
- In a bowl place cooked beans, flour, eggs, cheese, and green onions if using, salt and pepper. Stir with a fork or hands until well blended.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat, if you throw water droplets, they should dance and evaporate almost immediately. Reduce heat to medium. Add one tablespoon olive oil, and place a generous scoop of green bean mixture in the pan, forming patties and cook for 5 minutes. Turn and cook 5 minutes more.
- Remove to a plate lined with paper towels and continue with the rest of the mixture.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.
Keywords: Green Beans Fritters
Hi!
I tried this with “harina tostada” (toasted flour?) and with Parmesan cheese it was good!
Thanks!
Patricio
Awesome! sound delicious.
This recipe is a fabulous way to use up an overabundance of home grown green beans in one healthy meal!!! I made it with the optional green onions but without the optional cheese. Both my husband and I loved the patties.
Wonderful, green beans are so tasty and sweet when homegrown. Cheers.