Serbian Bean Soup Recipe

Serbian Bean Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

1 lb of beans (cannelli or navy; dried, white)
1 pc of carrot (large); scraped & sliced
5-6 pcs of peppercorns (whole)
1 lb of kielbasa; sliced thickly
2 Tbsps of olive oil
2 pcs of onions; coarsely chopped
2 Tbsps of flour
1/2 Tbsps of salt
1 tsp of paprika
3 pcs of bay leaves
3 cls of garlic; coarsely minced
2 Tbsps of parsley; chopped
2 Tbsps of tomato (paste)

Instructions:

Clean beans from grits or chaff then wash them two times using water (cold). In huge saucepan, cover beans under 1″ to 2″ deep of water. Let water boil then lower the flame. Let it simmer (1/2 half).

Turn flame off and put water (cold) in saucepan so that beans is submerged in 3″ deep in water. Let beans settle for 1-2 minutes then drain. Add water (fresh) then let it boil; reduce flame and let simmer.

Combine beans with the carrot, paste of tomato, parsley, bay leaves, garlic, onion as well as peppercorn. Simmer slowly on very low-set flame (1.5 or 2 hours) ’til beans become tender.

After cooking for 45 mins., put in kielbasa. About 15 minutes prior to serving, put 1/2 Tbsps of salt to mixture. In separate pan, stir paprika in hot oil then immediately add flour.

Then mix well, creating paste (thin). Add paste to soup mixing constantly. Simmer (5 minutes) ’til soup thickens.

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