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Green Beans Soup

Green beans soup is a wonderful dish for summer because it's light, or winter because it's warm.  If you have green beans you've already pre-cooked and frozen, you can skip the first few steps.

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg. fresh green beans
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 cups chopped carrots
  • a handfull of soaked barley or 300 g. potatoes, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 300 g. ham, dried beef or beef jerky, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons gray salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dry parsley or cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons animal fat or ghee
  • 2 liters of water

Instructions:

  1. Clean and trim the green beans, and then chop them into 1-2 cm. sections.
  2. Peel and chop the carrots and potatoes, and soak them in clear water.
  3. Put the green beans in a large pot along with the 2 liters of water.  Cover and turn the heat to HIGH.
  4. When it is boiling, turn the heat down to MEDIUM-LOW, and allow to cook for an hour.
  5. Add the carrots and potatoes or barley, and bring to a boil again.  When it's boiling, turn the heat back down, and cook for another hour.
  6. In a separate pan, heat the fat, and sweat the onion.
  7. When the onion is almost clear, add the garlic and meat.
  8. Toss for just a few seconds, and then add this, the salt, and the herbs and spices to the green beans.
  9. Allow it to cook for another half hour to an hour.  At this point, you can add a little more salt to your taste.
 
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