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                    SZERB BABLEVES (SERBIAN BEAN SOUP)

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
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  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2   lb           Beans, white, dry
   3       lb           Beef bones
   2       ea           Carrots -- peeled, sliced
   1       ea           Parsnips -- peeled
   1       tb           Salt
   1       ea           Little Dumplings (recipe)
   1       tb           Lard
   1       sm           Onions
   2       tb           Flour, all-purpose
   3       ea           Garlic cloves -- chopped,
                        -mashed
   1       tb           Paprika, hot
   1       c            Yogurt, plain
   1       t            Vinegar, white

    Soak beans in 1 quart cold water the night before
  you plan to make soup. Next day, drain beans and put
  aside.
    Put 2 quarts water in a large soup pot and in it
  cook bones and vegetables with salt over low heat for
  2 hours. Strain and save liquid.
    Put drained beans into the reserved liquid; add
  enough water to bring the amount back to 2 quarts.
  Cook covered over low heat till beans are done.
    Make little dumplings and put aside.
    Melt the lard in a frying pan. Wilt onion in it,
  then mix in the flour and cook over very low heat till
  the mixture is light brown.
    Remove from heat and mix in mashed garlic and
  paprika. Whip in 1/2 cup cold water. Add to the almost
  ready bean soup and cook the soup over very low heat
  for at least 10 minutes longer.
    Note: this southern Hungarian dish probably appears
  in Serbian cookbooks as a Serbian dish, where it is
  hopefully titled "Hungarian Bean Soup".
    MM and upload by DonW1948@aol.com / CH
 


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