Recipe#6269

Title: OLDBAB LEVES (STRING BEAN SOUP)

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   4       c            Chicken broth
   1       lb           Fresh string beans, cut in
                        -1 inch pieces
   2       sm           Onions, finely chopped
   3       tb           Of butter
   3       ea           Cloves garlic, chopped fine
   1       t            Paprika
   3       tb           Flour
     1/2   c            Cold water
     1/4   c            Chopped parsley
                        Salt and white pepper to
                        -taste
   1       c            Thin noodles, cooked
  Heat the chicken broth in a large 3 1/2 quart
  saucepan. Add the beans and onions and simmer for
  15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender but
  still firm. Heat the butter in a 1 quart saucepan. Add
  the garlic and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Stir
  inthe paprika and flour with a spatula. Slowly blend
  in the cold water to form a thick paste. Stir the
  paste into the hot soup and simmer, stirring
  constanlty, until the soup has thickened slightly. Add
  the vinegar and the parsley, and noodles. Serve hot.
  oldbab Leves - Hungarian String Bean Soup