String Bean Soup
String Bean Soup
Serves 8
Blue – 5 points
Purple – 4 points
Green – 5 points
- 2 1/2 pounds fresh string beans (green beans)
- 14 oz smoked turkey kielbasa
- 12 oz potatoes, peeled and cubed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 Tbsp white vinegar
- 5 slices center cut bacon
- 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 cups 1% milk
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Clean and cook string beans, put in large soup pot and cover with water.
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Add kielbasa, salt and pepper.
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Cook for 30 minutes.
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Add potatoes, bay leaf and vinegar. Let cook.
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Meanwhile, fry bacon crisp and remove from pan. Reserve 1 Tbsp of pan drippings
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Add flour to pan drippings and let brown.
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Add milk while constantly stirring.
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Add milk/flour mixture to the pot, let cook for 15 minutes more.
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Crumble bacon and add to soup. If soup is too thin, thicken with a flour/water or cornstarch/water mixture.