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                  BRAUNE BOHNEN (GREEN BEANS IN GRAVY)

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
500       g            Cut green beans, sliced on
                       -the diagonal (a generous
                       -lb)
                       Salt
  2       tb           Flour
 50       g            Far (3 1/2 Tbsp)
                       A bit water
  1                    Onion studded with 2 cloves
  1                    Bay leaf
                       Vinegar to taste
                       A bit of sugar

 [Literally: Brown Beans]

 From grandmother's more thrifty times; rarely
 encountered today.

 In a wide saucepan, melt the fat, and then slowly stir
 in the flour, until you have a dark brown roux.  Add
 enough water or meat broth to obtain a thick gravy.
 Add salt, the onion with the two cloves, the bay leaf,
 and sugar, and slowly simmer for about 20 minutes.
 Meanwhile cook the green beans in salted water until
 al dente.  Drain water.  Stir green beans into gravy
 and let steep for a few minutes before serving.

 'Dampfnudeln' (yeast dumplings) are often served with
 this dish.

 Serves 4.

 From:  D'SCHWAEBISCH' KUCHE' by Aegidius Kolb and
 Leonhard Lidel, Allgaeuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten.
 1976. (Translation/Conversion: Karin Brewer) Posted
 by:  Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 9/92



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