Crisp battered green beans and other fried vegetable side dishes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the Grocery Outlet I recently bought and enjoyed eating a box of frozen P.F. Chang’s Crispy Green Beans, which (as shown above) are covered with a tempura batter. At BadBatchBaking there is an article titled Crispy Green Beans PF Chang’s Copycat Recipe. Birds Eye also sells frozen Crispy Green Beans. According to Wikipedia, these veggies originated in Portugal as Peixinhos da horta before becoming Tempura in Japan. They are an interesting tasty alternative to French fries.

  

I was surprised to find that green beans don’t appear in menus as most fast-food restaurants (and neither do carrots, though they are common in Tempura). Why don’t they market this veggie? Both Burger King and Jack in the Box have Onion Rings and Mozzarella Sticks. Carl’s Jr. has Onion Rings and Fried Zucchini. The fast-casual chain Smash Burger just has Onion Rings and Crispy Brussels Sprouts. But the Habit Burger Grill chain has Tempura Green Beans.  

 

Another article at USA Today on July 28, 2023 titled Crazy Good: 10 fast food sides that will blow your mind has the following list:

 

Fried Okra – Golden Chick

Wisconsin Cheese Curds – Culver’s

Chili – Wendy’s

Mac and Cheese – Chick-fil-A

Tots – Sonic Drive-In

Onion Rings – Jack in the Box

Fried Pickles – Zaxby’s

Mozzarella Sticks – Arby’s

Tempura Green Beans – The Habit Burger Grill

Cajun Fried Corn - Wingstop

 

Fried Pickles have another story which I’ll talk about later.