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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



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