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fresh green bean soup

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Recipe by
TERRI OPGENORTH
@Terrio13
Lake Mills, WI

My Mom used to make this for us while we were growing up. It is very delicious! You can add whatever spices and herbs that you like to change the soup up a bit. Sometimes I will add a bunch of cubed tomatoes or tomatilloes at the very end just to heat through. I will also add a scoop of sour cream on top to serve. My mouth is watering! In the summer I have been known to boil beans and carrots from the garden and freeze them in soup-sized packages for this soup because who wants soup in the summer?

yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For fresh green bean soup

  • 2 c
    green beans, fresh; cleaned and snapped
  • 2 c
    carrots, chopped
  • 2 c
    peeled potatoes--cubed
  • 1 lb
    bacon
  • 1 c
    onion-chopped
  • fresh garlic
  • salt and pepper
  • flour

How To Make fresh green bean soup

  • Veggies cooking!
    1
    In a large pot bring some salted water to a boil and put in the beans, carrots and potatoes. Let them cook until tender.
  • BACON!
    2
    In a frying pan start frying out the bacon. You can cut it up first or break it up later; up to you. Remove bacon from fat and drain.
  • I chose to remove bacon and onions this time.
    3
    In the bacon fat fry the chopped onion and garlic. When softened you can remove and add to the boiling pot or just start adding the flour. If you are using all of the fat you might need up to a 1/2 cup. Stir in slowly until it is bubbly and the thickness of pancake batter, Be careful not to burn!
  • 4
    Add scoops of this thick roux to the pot of boiling veggies. It makes a cool sizzling noise as it goes in. Simmer in between additions to see how thick it is getting. Stop when it is as thick as you like.
  • 5
    Now season the soup with whatever seasonings you like and let is simmer another 15 minutes or so. I generally use salt and pepper, maybe a bit of cumin or curry and some hot pepper flakes.
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