deep fried green beans

I read a lot of blogs. mostly of people I've never met. creepy, right? today during my online lurking I read about a poor soul who had never heard of fried green beans. I can only assume this means she has never experienced the delicious flavor that comes from the better-than-french-fry side.

well, maybe not better than french fries.

anywho. these are really simple to make:

canola oil [or your frying oil of choice]
deep skillet
1 cup beer [I don't think I need to tell you what to do with the remainder]
1 cup flour, plus more for dusting
desired seasoning
frozen or fresh green beans

1. preheat about an inch of oil in the skillet over medium to medium-low heat.
2. when oil is hot, combine beer, flour and seasoning.
3. dust beans with flour.
4. dip into beer batter.
5. fry until golden. flip to evenly cook.
6. drain on paper towels and season with salt.
7. DIE FROM HOW GOOD THESE ARE.

cook's notes: I love using salt, pepper and cayenne for these. but you could use anything you want. any grill seasoning would be tasty, or thyme would be good. mmm...I'll have to make these tonight. OH! there is a big difference between the fresh and frozen beans. fresh will be crisper than the frozen. if you choose frozen (and I often do), thaw them completely and pat them dry. they hold the flour better, which means they hold more batter. and that's what I'm all about.