German Bean Soup Bohnensuppe Recipes

GERMAN GREEN BEAN SOUP (GRüNE BOHNENSUPPE)

Steps:

• Wash the beans, cut off the ends, and then cut them into halves or thirds depending on the size of them.
• Peel the potatoes, carrots, and celery root. Cut everything into small cubes.
• Peel the onion and finely chop it.
• Wash the leek really well (it can be quite dirty) and cut it into rings.
• Heat one teaspoon of oil in a large pot. Add the pancetta bacon and fry it for a few minutes until the fatty pieces appear cooked. Then add the onions and sauté them until the onions are translucent and the pancetta bacon is slightly brown.
• Add the vegetables (potatoes, carrots, celery root, green beans, and leek) and sauté them for around 2 minutes as well.
• Now add enough vegetable broth so that it just covers the contents of the pot. In our case, this is usually around 8 cups of vegetable broth - but it might be more or less in your case depending on the size of your pot and your vegetables.
• Add the chopped parsley and savory. Give everything a stir.
• Add the lid to the pot and bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Then turn down the heat and let the soup simmer for around 20-25 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!

DEUTSCH BOHNENSUPPE

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter, then add carrot, potato, onion and water.
• 2. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients, except parsley.
• 3. Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, untl mixtue just comes to a boil.
• 4. If soup is too thick, add a bit of milk. Serve in individual bowls and garnish with parsley.

GREEN BEAN SOUP - GRUENE BOHNEN SUPPE

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.

FRANKFUTER BOHNENSUPPE (BEAN SOUP WITH FRANKFURTER)

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight.
• In a 3-quart saucepan bring beans, water and beef froth to a boil.
• Cook for about 1 hour.
• Add carrot and celery and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
• In a separate frypan cook the bacon until transparent.
• Add the onions; cook until golden.
• Set aside.
• Mash soup through a sieve or food mill.
• Return to pan and add the bacon onion mixture, salt and pepper.
• Add frankfurters; reheat about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle soup with chopped parsley and serve.