Name: Green Beans with Mushroom-Madeira Sauce
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 6 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced; 6 ounces oyster mushrooms, sliced; 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme; 3 tablespoons chopped shallots; 1/2 cup Madeira; 1 cup whipping cream; 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed; Vegetable oil (for deep-frying); 2 large leeks (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced crosswise

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Green Beans with Mushroom-Madeira SauceMark Thomas

Remember the green bean casserole made with nothing but convenience ingredients: frozen or canned green beans, canned cream of mushroom soup and, for the topping, canned fried onions? Here it is again, only fresher and better.

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