Green Bean Soup With Sour Cream Slovak Food

GREEN STRING BEAN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, discard the ends and snap them in half or smaller pieces to your liking.
• If desired you can steam the beans in advance. Prepare a double boiler with 2 inches of water in the bottom pot. Bring to a simmer and then place the green string beans in the top basket. Cover with a lid and steam for 10 to 15 minutes or until desired tenderness is achieved. Check after 10 minutes to make sure you don't overcook the beans. Remove from the steam and transfer to a bowl. Rinse with ice cold water to stop the cooking process at this point. Refrigerate until ready to use. (Alternatively you can use the 1- pot method below but take good care not to overcook them).

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.

SLOVAK GREEN BEAN SOUP (POLIEVKA ZO ZELENEJ FAZULE)

Steps:

• Cook beans and cubed potatoes with garlic in broth in large pot until tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saute pan, add the onions and cook until soft, but not browned. Set aside.
• Place flour in a mixing bowl and take some of the 2 cups milk and whisk it with the flour to make a smooth paste. Whisk in the remaining milk and sour cream until smooth. Set aside.
• When beans and potatoes are tender, add the onions and butter to the pot with the soup. Temper the sour cream mixture slowly by whisking in a few ladles of the hot soup to it , then stir in the sour cream mixture into the hot soup. Simmer a few minutes, stirring frequently, but do not boil. Remove from heat, stir in the vinegar.
• Adjust seasonings to taste with salt and black pepper. If you want the soup thinner, add more milk to bring it to the consistency you desire. Add dill to taste.
• Serve topped with crumbled bacon when served, if desired.

GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine green beans, garlic, parsley, salt and water to cover and cook until beans are tender.
• Fry bacon until crisp, set aside. Add onion and flour to bacon grease, stirring until smooth and brown. Add some water from the beans, stirring slowly and constantly to prevent lumps.
• Cook to thicken a bit, then add it to the bean soup and bring to a boil. Stir crisp bacon, sour cream and vinegar.

HUNGARIAN CREAM OF GREEN BEAN SOUP (TEIFELES ZOLDBAB LEVES)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large skillet, place the green beans and cover with water; add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
• Remove green beans to a colander, reserving cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile in a medium skillet, make a roux (known as rantas in Hungarian) by melting the butter, adding the flour, and cooking, stirring constantly, until it is a light amber color.
• Add pepper, paprika, and 1/4 cup water to the skillet, stirring until smooth.
• Temper the sour cream with a few ladles of the hot green bean cooking liquid.
• Add the sour cream mixture to the pan along with green beans; whisk the mixture until smooth. Simmer until the broth thickens, 5 to 8 minutes, but do not let it boil.
• Serve hot or chilled.

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.

HUNGARIAN GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the onion into small cubes and set aside.
• Wash the green beans, trim off the ends and cut the beans into 1 inch long pieces. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large pot and add the onions. Sauté the onions on medium heat until they become translucent.
• Add the green beans to the pot, then add 2 cups of broth. The mixture of onions and beans should just be covered.
• Add the paprika, reduce the heat, and let everything simmer for around 30 minutes (or until the beans are tender - but not mushy).
• Add the sour cream, milk, and corn starch together in a bowl and whisk well.
• Add the corn starch mixture to the pot and mix everything well.
• Bring the soup back to a boil for around 2 minutes or until it has reached the desired thickness. Stir frequently.
• Serve and enjoy!