Green Bean And Potato Soup Lite Bouneschlupp Food

CREAMY GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the green beans into a pot with enough water to cover. Add the baking soda to the water; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the green beans are nearly tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain the water from the green beans; set aside.
• Place the potatoes into a large pot with enough salted water to cover; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking until almost tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, but do not drain the water from the pot.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and bacon bits in the melted butter until the onions are soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes; add to the large pot with the potatoes, along with the cream of chicken soup and milk; stir until smooth. Add the green beans. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the large pot over low heat and cook the soup at a simmer until hot and the flavors have melded, about 30 minutes.

BOUNESCHLUPP (GREEN BEAN SOUP FROM LUXEMBOURG)

Steps:

• 1. Wash beans and cut in 1/2 inch pieces
• 2. Wash leek, peel carrots and celeriac
• 3. Dice leek, carrots and celeriac
• 4. Put beans, diced leek, carrots and celeriac into the broth and bring to a boil
• 5. Peel and dice potatoes
• 6. After 30 minutes, add potatoes, bacon and sausages to the soup and cook until potatoes are soft
• 7. Season with salt and pepper to taste (if at all necessary since the bacon and sausages already are salty)
• 8. Serve hot, you can also serve it with a dollop of sour cream

BOUNESCHLUPP (GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SOUP)

Steps:

• 1. Clean beans and leeks and wash well, peel and wash potatoes, slice sausage.
• 2. Halve the leek lengthwise and cut the white part into fine strips. Cut the beans into approximately 1 inch pieces. Finely grate the russet potato.
• 3. Heat the oil at medium temperature in a large stock pot and lightly sauté the leek strips. Add the sliced sausage and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
• 4. Add the broth, bay leaf and cloves (in a tea ball or similar to make it easier to remove later), add the beans and the finely grated potato. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until beans are tender.
• 5. Then add the diced potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, the sausages and summer savory to the soup and simmer for another 10 minutes. Gently, stir in the sour cream or creme fraiche. Finally, season with salt, pepper and fresh grated nutmeg.
• 6. Before serving, remove the cloves and bay leaf.

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.

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.

HUNGARIAN GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a large soup pot with cooking spray, put in it the beans, potatoes, stock, vinegar, honey, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until the vegetables are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a ten-inch skillet. Add the onion and saute until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the celery, saute another 2 to 3 minutes. Lower the heat slightly, and sprinkle the vegetables with the paprika. Let the mixture cook a minute, stirring constantly. Scrape the sauteed vegetables into the soup pot. Add a little soup liquid to the skillet and deglaze it, then scrape the pan contents into the soup pot. Remove the soup pot from the heat.
• When ready to serve, have the soup good and hot. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and mix it to make a smooth paste, using your fingers if necessary. Stir this paste into the yogurt. Whisk a ladle of the hot bean stock into the yogurt-cornstarch mixture. Turn down the heat under the soup as low as possible, and stir the cornstarch-stabilized yogurt into the very hot soup.Using a wooden spoon, stir gently until the soup has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings (including honey and vinegar), if necessary, and to be sure there is no raw cornstarch taste. Serve hot with a rustic bread.

GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan add green beans, potatoes, onion and thyme if desired. Add enough water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender add just enough milk to turn it milky, heat until milk warms. Do not boil. Serve in bowls GENEROUSLY sprinkled with salt and pepper.

GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cut green beans into 1/4-inch slices crosswise.
• Spray a large soup pot with nonstick cooking spray. Put in green beans, potatoes, stock, vinegar, honey, garlic, caraway, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Add celery and saute another 3 minutes. Lower heat slightly and sprinkle paprika over mixture. Cook another minute, stirring constantly.
• Scrape onion mixture into green bean pot and add a little water to skillet to deglaze it. Add this to soup pot. Take soup pot off of heat.
• When ready to serve, have soup very hot. Disolve the cornstarch in the water, making a paste and stir the paste into the yogurt.
• Whisk a ladleful of the hot stock into the yogurt. Turn down heat to low and stir cornstarch mixture into the hot soup. Using a wooden spoon, stir gently until soup has thickened slightly.
• Check for seasoning. Add more salt and pepper if needed, and adjust sweet/sour ratio by adding more vinegar or honey as needed.
• Serve.

RUSSIAN GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and gently cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and green beans; cook until the green beans have slightly softened, about 5 more minutes.
• Pour in the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the potatoes have softened, about 15 minutes. Stir the flour into the sour cream, and add it a spoonful at a time to the simmering soup. Stir in the sauerkraut and dill, season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes more before serving.

GREEN BEAN SOUP

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.

BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the garlic, onion, and celery in 4 tablespoons of vegetable stock for 3-5 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the tomatoes, mushrooms, and 4 cups of vegetable stock. Continue to cook for 10-12 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients and cook for 10 additional minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.