String Bean Soup

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String Bean Soup

Serves 6-8 A family classic!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Soup
Cuisine: soup
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds string beans (green beans)
  • 1 pound smoked kielbasa, sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 large potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp vinegar
  • 4-5 strips bacon
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 2 cups milk

Method
 

  1. Trim and cut string beans. Put in soup pot and cover with water.
  2. Add kielbasa, salt and pepper. Cook for 30 minutes
  3. Add potatoes, bay leaf and vinegar. Let cook
  4. Meanwhile, fry bacon crisp and remove from pan. Add flour to pan drippings and let brown. Add milk while constantly stirring.
  5. Add milk mixture to put, let cook 15 minutes more.
  6. If soup is too thin, thicken with a slurry of cornstarch, arrowroot powder or flour

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String Bean Soup

Serves 8
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Servings: 8
Course: Main Course, Soup
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Method
 

  1. Clean and cut string beans, put in large soup pot and cover with water.
  2. Add kielbasa, salt and pepper.
  3. Cook for 30 minutes.
  4. Add potatoes, bay leaf and vinegar. Let cook.
  5. Meanwhile, fry bacon crisp and remove from pan. Reserve 1 Tbsp of pan drippings
  6. Add flour to pan drippings and let brown.
  7. Add milk while constantly stirring.
  8. Add milk/flour mixture to the pot, let cook for 15 minutes more.
  9. Crumble bacon and add to soup. If soup is too thin, thicken with a flour/water or cornstarch/water mixture.