CROATIAN BEAN SOUP (GRAH I VARIVAH)
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Drain the soaked beans, rinse them, and drain again.
- Place in a large pot and add 12 cups fresh cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and skim off any foam that rises to the surface.
- Add garlic, onion, smoked sausage of choice, smoked ribs or meaty smoked ham hocks, bay leaf, salt, pepper and Vegeta seasoning powder to taste.
- Return to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 2 to 3 hours or until beans and meat are tender. Add water as needed, while cooking, stirring occasionally.
- Remove bay leaf and discard. Remove bones from rib meat or hocks and return meat to the pot. If soup isn't thick enough, continue to simmer until desired consistency is achieved.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 307 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1312 mg, Sugar 6 g, Fat 18 g, ServingSize 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
NORTH CROATIAN CREAMY VEGETABLE SOUP
This is traditional vegetable soup you can get almost in any better Croatian restaurant. There are some basic vegetables you put in it, but your imagination can work here.
Provided by nitko
Categories Cauliflower
Time 1h15m
Yield 5 portions, 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Finely mince onion and sauté it on butter until translucent.
- In the meantime, cut and mince all vegetables into small pieces and put into sautéed onion.
- Add all beef stock, season with salt and pepper and cook 40 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
- Blend all vegetables with blender or stick blender into creamy liquid. Add thyme and nutmeg and cook 10-15 minutes.
- Add sour cream before serving. Serve hot with croutons.
NORTH CROATIAN FRENCH BEANS STEW ("CUSPAJZ OD MAHUNA")
This is my grandmother's recipe. You can use round or flat French beans (I prefer round and green). We eat this meal as a side dish to meat with potato. You can, of course eat this as a complete dish as lunch. If you want to preserve green color of your vegetables, put them into boiled water. I recommend using fresh vegetable, not canned or frozen - it is much, much better.
Provided by nitko
Categories Stew
Time 45m
Yield 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Clean the French beans and cut into 5 cm long pieces.
- Boil the water and put French beans into boiling water and cook not more than 10 minutes. Drain the beans and put aside.
- During this melt lard and saute finely minced onion, than add flour and fry flour (not too much) with finely minced garlic. Add cold water and stir until you get creamy mixture, add paprika, salt pepper and vinegar. Add some more water, heat it and add French beans.
- Cover with water and cook until beans are soft or 30 minutes. At the end add sour cream, stir and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1014.2, Fat 17.7, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 14.8, Sodium 634, Carbohydrate 169.6, Fiber 63.7, Sugar 1.1, Protein 48.5
NORTH CROATIAN BEANS SOUP
This is very old recipe my grandmother used to make. If you cook beans and have some surpluses you may use it for this soup. The soup must be little bit sour, and DO NOT use "acetto balsamico", but normal red or white wine vinegar. The best is to use white beans or beans we call in Croatia "tresnjevec". I did not include beans soaking time in this recipe.
Provided by nitko
Categories Beans
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- After soaking beans overnight, cook beans until soft. Drain the beans and put aside two teaspoons of whole beans.
- Make puree out of all other beans using blender (or whatever you use). Finely mince onion, garlic and bacon.
- Melt lard in a cooking pot and sauté onion until translucent. Add garlic and bacon and sauté it not more than 2 minutes.
- Add flour and brown it but not too much. Add cold water and make creamy liquid.
- Add hot and sweet paprika and stir.
- Add beans puree and whole beans, stir. Add bay leaf and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Add water and cook about 45 minutes.
- Before serving taste the soup, if it is not sour you may drop few drops of vinegar (if you do cook for more 5 minutes). Add sour cream and parsley leaves and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.2, Fat 18.1, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 27.2, Sodium 745.2, Carbohydrate 5.5, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 1.2, Protein 3.4
GREAT NORTHERN BEAN SOUP
Great hearty vegetarian or vegan meal.
Provided by Crystal
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir carrots and celery into the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the stockpot; add potato, bay leaves, basil, sea salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
- Stir beans into the soup; continue simmering until the beans are hot and tender, about 20 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414.3 calories, Carbohydrate 75.1 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 15.8 g, Protein 19.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 949.7 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
CROATIAN ARMY BEANS
This is excellent meal for winter time. It is important to use natural beans, not canned, because canned have certain taste which can spoil the meal. Soak the beans overnight in water, change the water, cook until boils (plus 5 min), than change water again and cook until is almost done. Than put it in cold water and start with ingredients.
Provided by nitko
Categories Beans
Time 2h30m
Yield 5 , 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Soak beans overnight in water. Wash the beans and put it in fresh cold water unit it boils. Cook it for 10 minutes, change the water, and cook for more 20-30 minutes. Remove beans and put it in cold water.
- Melt the lard in the pot and add the sliced onion. Sauté the onion until it is soft. Add minced pancetta and sauté it for 5 more minutes, than add garlic. Sauté it for 1-2 minutes and add flour. Sauté it until the flour is slightly brown and than add paprika and chilli.
- Add water gently and make a cream of all ingredients. Than add beans and bay leaf and water to cover the beans. Cook for 1 hour on very gently fire. (in Croatia we have special sausages "cesnjovke" which we put in this beans and cook all together, but you can put any kind of smoked, dried meat - pork or beef).
- Very important to know is that you do not add chilli or any kind of hot paprika afterwards. Hot paprika must be cooked from the very beginning or you will suffer from very bad digestive process. We in Croatia always drink alcohol if we eat something hot, otherwise, you'll also have very bad digestive process. This meal is very good during cold winter, it renews your strength.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.5, Fat 14.3, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 18.5, Sodium 1330.9, Carbohydrate 5.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 1.4, Protein 3
GREAT NORTHERN BEAN SOUP
This soup is GREAT comfort food! Hearty and satisfying, and perfect for a cold autumn or winter's day. I like to serve this family favorite soup steaming hot with warm cornbread or a crusty French bread and fresh butter. Enjoy! Tip: Leftovers freeze and reheat beautifully.
Provided by BecR2400
Categories Beans
Time 4h20m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Rinse and drain beans.
- Heat water, beans, bay leaves, onion, bacon and potatoes to boiling in 8-qt. stock pot; boil 2 minutes. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.
- Add tomato sauce, instant bouillon, salt, pepper, garlic and half of the carrots and celery to beans. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours (do not boil or beans will burst).
- Stir remaining carrots and celery into soup. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour. Stir in additional 1 or 2 cups water for thinner consistency.
- Using a slotted spoon and a wooden spoon, scoop potatoes against inside of pot and smash them, letting smashed potatoes drop back into the soup.
- Stir in butter and milk and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.5, Fat 12.4, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 21.9, Sodium 520.2, Carbohydrate 36.6, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 4.4, Protein 12.6
NORTH CROATIAN GOULASH SOUP ("GULAS JUHA")
This meal can be served as a complete lunch meal, it is so nutritious. This is my grandmother's recipe, so it is from the beginning of 20th century.
Provided by nitko
Categories Chowders
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt lard and sauté finely minced onion until become soft and transparent. Cut kohlrabi and carrot into small cubes and saute until slightely softens.
- Slice beef into small (1 cm in diameter) pieces and add into the pot. Sauté beef in its own juices and after 5 to 10 minutes add red paprika (hot and sweet) salt and pepper. Stir well and add flour.
- Sauté everything until flour starts to brown and add water (it is on you to decide to use all water or not). Add thyme.
- Peel potato and cut into small pieces (1 cm in diameter) and add into the soup. Cook until potato and meat are soft or 90 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.3, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 18, Sodium 610, Carbohydrate 15, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 2, Protein 3
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