Gra Serbian Bean Soup Recipe 345

Steps:

• *You will need a large saucepan. Pick over the Beans for bits of grit and chaff, and rinse them twice in cold water. Put the Beans in a large saucepan and cover them with water to a depth of 1 to 2 inches. *Bring the water to a boil and then turn down the heat.Leave to simmer gently for half an hour. *Remove the pan from the heat and pour in enough cold water to cover the Beans to a depth of 3 inches. The Beans will settle on the bottom. Leave them for a minute or two; then pour off the water and replace with fresh water. Bring the water to a boil and then turn down the heat to simmer. *Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, parsley, tomato paste, carrot, and peppercorns to the Beans. *Cook gently over very low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the Beans are soft. After 45 minutes of the cooking, add the kielbasa. *Fifteen minutes before you are ready to serve, add the salt and prepare a liaison for the soup. *Heat the oil until it is smoking lightly; then quickly stir in the paprika, followed by the flour. Mix to a thin paste. *Add this to the soup, stirring well. Simmer for 5 minutes, until the soup is thick and rich.

Steps:

• Combine beans, potatoes, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and water in saucepan.
• Cook until vegetables are tender.
• Saute onion in oil in skillet.
• Stir in flour; Cook until brown and add to soup.
• Simmer for 5 minutes longer.
• Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Soak beans in plenty of cold water overnight. Drain.
• Combine beans, water, and and ham hock in a large pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Skim off any foam and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat and and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add carrots, red potatoes, celery, onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns; bring to a boil again. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 more hour.
• Remove ham hock and cut off meat from the bone. Return to the soup.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat and cook garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook, stirring, until lightly brown. Remove from heat and stir in paprika until well combined. Return to stove over low heat and stir in 1 cup of soup liquid, mixing until well combined. Pour mixture back into the soup pot and simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.