Schmeckfest Green String Bean Soup Recipes

Steps:

• cook until tender a small ham bone or smoked ham cut into small piesce
• the last 1/2 hour before serving add potatoes
• add summer savory known as pepper weed in low german
• about 1/2 cup finely diced or ground carrots
• add 2 cans string beans or when season permits about a lb of fresh cut green beans
• when vegatables and meat are tender add sour cream and salt as desired.

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in salted water. When half done, add beans, vinegar, pepper and garlic (spear on toothpick for easy finding). Add onion. Simmer until potatoes are done. Remove garlic glove.
• Combine the flour and 1/4 cup water and make a smooth paste. Thicken soup with the flour paste.
• Remove from heat. Slowly stir in sour cream. Do not cook any further. Stir in cooked and diced Mettwurst or other German sausage just before serving.

Steps:

• Saute the green onions, shallot and garlic in the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Set aside.
• Cook the diced potatoes in boiling water to cover for 15 minutes, or until tender (depends on how small you diced them); drain well, and set aside.
• Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan; add green beans, and cook 30 to 35 minutes or until tender. Add the reserved green onions and potato; stir well.
• Transfer half of the green bean mixture to the container of an electric blender; cover and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides. Repeat the procedure with the remaining green bean mixture. (Sometimes I like to use my immersion blender, leaving some of the pieces whole). Return the pureed mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; stir in whipping cream or half and half, lemon juice, and tarragon. Cook until thoroughly heated. Serve, and sprinkle with black pepper.

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer.
• Press in garlic.
• Add beans.
• Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Beat egg well in a small bowl.
• Temper egg by ladling some hot broth into the bowl.
• Stir the soup while adding the egg to the simmering broth.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Top with croutons crostini if you choose.

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine green beans, garlic, parsley, salt and water to cover and cook until beans are tender.
• Fry bacon until crisp, set aside. Add onion and flour to bacon grease, stirring until smooth and brown. Add some water from the beans, stirring slowly and constantly to prevent lumps.
• Cook to thicken a bit, then add it to the bean soup and bring to a boil. Stir crisp bacon, sour cream and vinegar.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the chicken broth, chopped onion, green beans and savory.
• Bring mixture to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 to 30 minutes or until vegetable is tender.
• Place half of the vegetable mixture in a blender or food processor.
• Cover and blend 30 to 60 seconds or till smooth. Take care when blending hot liquids. Pour into bowl.
• Repeat with remaining vegetable mixture; set all aside.
• In the same saucepan, melt the butter or margarine.
• Whisk in flour, salt and pepper.
• Add the milk all at once, whisking till smooth.
• Cook and stir till mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in the blended vegetable mixture.
• Cook and stir till soup is heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Place the ham in large pot and fill pot about half way with either water or chicken stock, add onion, and celery and cover. Bring to a boil and turn down to simmer for about 30 minutes to an hour. (If ham is on the bone let it simmer for about 90 minutes or until the ham starts to fall off the bone before proceeding.).
• Add carrots, potatoes, and string beans to pot and continue simmering for about 30 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.
• If using a ham bone remove ham from bone while the veggies are cooking and discard the bone.
• When potatoes are done mix butter and flour to form paste, slowly add to pot to slightly thicken broth. (You don't want it gravy thick but to have a little body so more or less of the mixture might be needed depending on how much broth there is.).

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or soup kettle, combine all the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Before serving, remove bay leaf and parsley and savory sprigs.

Steps:

• Clean the beans and snap into bite size length.
• Put beans into a Dutch oven type pot.
• Add enough water to just cover.
• Bring to a boil.
• Peel potatoes and dice.
• Add potatoes and savory.
• Cook till beans and potatoes are cooked.
• Melt butter in frying pan.
• Add flour to butter and make roux about the color of chocolate milk.
• Add roux to soup.
• Season with salt and white pepper to taste.
• Add heated polish sausage, if you like.

Steps:

• Cover green beans with water in a large pot. Add ham, bouillon, paprika, and cayenne. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low and let simmer until beans are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add flour and cook until almost brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in diced onion; cook until it begins to brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook and stir dried onions in the mixture until they begin to lightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes, being careful as they burn easily. Add paprika and pepper. Pour in water and stir until mixture is smooth.
• Whip sour cream in a bowl and mix into flour mixture until smooth. Stir sour cream mixture into cooled green beans. Heat soup over medium heat until simmering; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve.

Steps:

• In soup pot or large sauce pan, melt the butter.
• Add the onions and caramelize.
• When onions are golden add the minced garlic and herbs.
• When garlic smells wonderful, add the broth and heat through.
• Add the pureed green beans and salt & pepper,and lemon juice.
• Heat to serving temperature, bowl-up, add a dollop of sour cream.