I did more research for the French regional self catering/simple/camping cookery book I am trying to write during my holiday in France.
The discovery of a recipe from the Lorraine region (now part of Grand Est) for Green Bean Soup was a find, as I picked 3 kg on my return home to the UK.
This is a simple but hearty stew like soup, with a good green bean flavour.
Makes 4 big bowls
1 onion, peeled and diced
500g French beans, trimmed and sliced in rounds as finally as you can manage
500g potatoes, diced
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed.
1 tbsp olive oil
1 litre recently boiled water
2 chicken or vegetable stock cubes
500g French beans, trimmed and sliced in rounds as finally as you can manage
500g potatoes, diced
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed.
1 tbsp olive oil
1 litre recently boiled water
2 chicken or vegetable stock cubes
In a saucepan, fry the onion gently in the olive oil over a medium heat whilst you chopped the vegetables.
Add the potatoes to the pan as you chop them, followed by the green beans, and the garlic. Stir every now and then, as the potatoes will start to stick to the bottom of the pan.
Once everything is chopped and in the pan, add the crumbled stock cubes and hot water.
Cover and bring to the boil. Stir to check no potato is stuck to the bottom of the pan, then replace the lid and simmer for 20-30 minutes, until the potatoes are soft enough to crush with the back of a wooden spoon or a potato masher.
Serve with a drizzle of olive oil, or a spoonful of double cream, or crème fraîche.
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