Best Green Bean Soup Gruene Bohnen Suppe Recipes

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GREEN BEAN SOUP - GRUENE BOHNEN SUPPE



Green Bean Soup - Gruene Bohnen Suppe image

Great in summer and winter, quick and tasty, a german kitchen staple. Serve with a dense rye bread and butter.

Provided by Renate

Categories     Vegetable

Time 2h20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans
1 lb yellow potato
2 teaspoons dried savory or 1 bunch fresh savory
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
salt
white pepper
Polish sausage (optional)

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.

GERMAN BEAN SOUP (BOHNENSUPPE)



German Bean Soup (Bohnensuppe) image

Hugely chunky, thick, colorful, and peppery, this great peasant soup is filled with chewy ham, tender beans and potatoes, with carrots and green beans along for the ride for texture, color, and taste. Its an excellent hearty meal, most especially with a frosted stein of good beer and chewy bread. Posted by request. Copied and pasted from Soupsong.

Provided by Lorac

Categories     Pork

Time 2h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 lb white beans, soaked overnight in water to cover
8 cups water
1/2 cup cubed bacon or 1/2 cup country ham
1/4 lb green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 celery root, peeled and cut into bite-sized cubes (if you can't find celeriac, use 2 stalks of celery, cut into cubes)
1 carrot, peeled and cubed
1/2 leek, sliced into thin rings
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 parsley root, cubed (or 1/2 cup chopped parsley)
1/2 lb small red potato, unpeeled and cubed
1 tablespoon marjoram, crumbled between your palms
1 teaspoon thyme, crumbled between your palms
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Drain the soaked beans, then put in a kettle with 8 cups of water and the bacon.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for an hour.
  • Add the green beans, celery root cubes, carrots, leeks, onion, parsley root (or parsley), potatoes, marjoram, thyme, and bay leaves.
  • Bring back to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for another hour.
  • While the soup is cooking, melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan.
  • Stir in the flour and let it brown very very slowly, stirring occasionally,this could take an hour, if you keep the heat low enough.
  • When ready, stir in a little of the soup stock, whisk for a minute, then stir into the soup kettle.
  • Season with salt and pepper and cook uncovered, stirring from time to time, for 10 minutes.
  • When ready to serve, stir in the parsley, remove the bay leaves, adjust the seasoning, then ladle into soup bowls and serve immediately.

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