Schmeckfest Green String Bean Soup Recipes

SCHMECKFEST GREEN STRING BEAN SOUP

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.

HEALTHY HAMBURGER AND GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray.
• Brown beef and chopped onions over medium heat until cooked though; drain any fat.
• To the browned meat and onions, add the cream of tomato soup, tomato sauce, and water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add uncooked instant rice, green beans, parsley, and black pepper; stir well.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring once or twice.

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.

QUICK PUREED GREEN BEAN SOUP

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.

CREAM OF GREEN BEAN SOUP

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.

GREEN BEAN SOUP - BOU'NESCHLUPP

Steps:

• Put 2c sliced green or wax beans and 1c diced potatoes and chopped onion into a soup pot.
• Cover with water and boil until soft.
• Fry 4 slices of bacon and add bacon bits and fat to soup.
• Add about ½ pint of cream and simmer (sour cream is even more delicious).
• Some people like to add a "Mettwurscht" (sausage) to their "Bou'neschlupp"
• Add salt & pepper to taste.

CREAMY STRING BEAN SOUP

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.

CREAM OF FRESH GREEN BEAN SOUP

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.