Zwei-Bohnenensuppe (Two Bean Soup)

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 cups	200g / 7.1oz	White beans - dry
1		Potato - peeled and diced
4 oz	113g	Ham - cubed
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Cut green beans - *
2 tablespoons	30ml	Unbleached flour
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Celery - diced
3/4 cup	177ml	Beef broth
1		Green onion - diced
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1		Onion; yellow - diced
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Pepper
		Garnish
1		Parsley - sprig

Recipe Instructions

* Beans can be either fresh or frozen. Do not use canned.

Cover white beans with cold water and soak overnight. Drain and place beans in a 2-quart saucepan. Add ham and enough cold water to cover beans by 1 inch.

Bring water to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour or until beans are tender. Add green beans, celery, onion and potato.

Add enough water to cover the vegetables; simmer for 20 minutes. In a fry pan melt butter and stir in flour.

Cook, stirring until lightly browned. Remove from heat and stir in heated beef broth. Cook mixture until smooth.

Stir mixture into the soup and simmer until soup is thickened and vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

Source:
The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook

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