European Recipes: Hungarian Recipes: Oldbab Leves(String Bean Soup)

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                      OLDBAB LEVES (STRING BEAN SOUP)

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Serving Size : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables                       Soups/stews

   Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
    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