IT LIVES! MUAHAHAHAHA!

Went to the Grain Bin the other day and got some mixed veggie "chips." In them were green beans. Looked like a green bean, tasted like a green bean but crunchy like a chip. I was, to say the least, intrigued. Of course, they were expensive and I thought, why can't I make these at home? So I asked the Google gods what they thought about the subject of the green bean chip. To my surprise, there is no recipes. None. Not even one. Oh sure there are those breaded and deep fried recipes, but no chip recipes, though a lot of people are asking about them. No one seems to know how to crack the green bean chip mystery!

So I go home and start snapping some green beans formulating a theory in my head. I was thinking that they would be like a French fry--if you just fry them hot enough and long enough they would get crispy right? So I heated some oil and threw a couple in. Alas, they never got crispy. Okay. Think. Potato chips last because they have had all the moisture cooked out of them-its easy for them to crisp in oil because they are sliced so thin the moisture cooks off super fast, thus leaving a chip behind. But beans are thick and have lots and lots of moisture. They aren't getting crisp because they are not dry...DRY! That's it!

It is simply a matter of getting all the moisture out before frying. Muahahaha! I had been drying blueberries for about 3 days and they were quite dry and hard, so I took them out of the dryer and put my green beans in, then as an experiment, I dropped a hard, dry blueberry in the hot oil. It hit the bottom, expanded and floated to the top. HA! But is it crunchy!? I took my blueberry out of the pot and let it drain before giving it a try. HA!!! Crunchy and chippy! IT LIVES!!!

FYI, deep-fried blueberries? Not so much.

So there you have it. That's how you make green bean chips. I suppose since there is no real recipe for this online, I could take advantage of my discovery and make some money. On the other hand, green bean chips are absolutely divine, something with so much joy packed in each-less-than-good-for-you morsel could never be sold. The green bean is for everyone. Enjoy my friends. I will post an official how to when my own beans are dry and I can experiment with cooking time for an accurate recipe. Oh--The same theory applies to the carrot chips and I have some of those drying as well.