Russian Green Bean And Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place the green beans into a pot with enough water to cover. Add the baking soda to the water; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the green beans are nearly tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain the water from the green beans; set aside.
• Place the potatoes into a large pot with enough salted water to cover; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking until almost tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, but do not drain the water from the pot.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and bacon bits in the melted butter until the onions are soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes; add to the large pot with the potatoes, along with the cream of chicken soup and milk; stir until smooth. Add the green beans. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the large pot over low heat and cook the soup at a simmer until hot and the flavors have melded, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large sauce pan over medium high heat. Stir in the onion and gently cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and green beans; cook the green beans until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the potatoes have softened, about 15 minutes. Stir the flour into the sour cream, and add it a spoonful at a time to the simmering soup. Stir in the sauerkraut and dill, season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes more before serving.

Steps:

• 1. Spray the Crockpot with cooking spray.
• 2. Layer sliced potatoes, sliced onion, green beans and bacon, sprinkling with salt and pepper as you go.
• 3. In a medium bowl, add soup and water and whisk until smooth. Pour over mixture in crockpot.
• 4. Dot with butter, about 3 tablespoon total.
• 5. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are tender..
• 6. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• 7. VARIATIONS: Replace the green beans and bacon with , 2 cans whole kernel corn, drained and 2 cups cubed ham; or 2 cans sweet peas, drained and a dozen or so pearl onions instead of the large chopped onion.

Steps:

• Place potatoes and green beans into a large pot. Pour enough water over potatoes and green beans just to cover and season with salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir flour into bacon until flour forms a paste, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix bacon mixture into potato mixture; bring to a boil and cook until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix vinegar and sugar into soup.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan add green beans, potatoes, onion and thyme if desired. Add enough water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender add just enough milk to turn it milky, heat until milk warms. Do not boil. Serve in bowls GENEROUSLY sprinkled with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and gently cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and green beans; cook until the green beans have slightly softened, about 5 more minutes.
• Pour in the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the potatoes have softened, about 15 minutes. Stir the flour into the sour cream, and add it a spoonful at a time to the simmering soup. Stir in the sauerkraut and dill, season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes more before serving.

Steps:

• Cut green beans into 1/4-inch slices crosswise.
• Spray a large soup pot with nonstick cooking spray. Put in green beans, potatoes, stock, vinegar, honey, garlic, caraway, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Add celery and saute another 3 minutes. Lower heat slightly and sprinkle paprika over mixture. Cook another minute, stirring constantly.
• Scrape onion mixture into green bean pot and add a little water to skillet to deglaze it. Add this to soup pot. Take soup pot off of heat.
• When ready to serve, have soup very hot. Disolve the cornstarch in the water, making a paste and stir the paste into the yogurt.
• Whisk a ladleful of the hot stock into the yogurt. Turn down heat to low and stir cornstarch mixture into the hot soup. Using a wooden spoon, stir gently until soup has thickened slightly.
• Check for seasoning. Add more salt and pepper if needed, and adjust sweet/sour ratio by adding more vinegar or honey as needed.
• Serve.

Steps:

• In large pot saute onions in oil.
• Add potatoes and beans; cook for about 3 minutes
• Add stock to prevent scorching.
• Add remaining stock, lower heat and cook for about an hour.
• Combine flour and sour cream.
• Add to hot stew by spoonfuls; stir to blend.
• Add sauerkraut and dill.
• Cook for about ten more minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook carrots in butter for 4 minutes or until tender. Stir in the broth, potatoes, garlic and dill. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender., With a slotted spoon, remove half of the potatoes to a bowl; mash with a fork. Return to pan. Stir in the beans. In a small bowl, combine the flour, sour cream and pepper; add to soup. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until heated through (do not boil).

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook 4 min. or until onions are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add potatoes, water and broth; stir. Bring to boil; simmer on low heat 20 min. or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add sausage and beans; cook 3 to 5 min. or until beans are crisp-tender and sausage is heated through. Stir in cheese.
• Sprinkle with chives.