Fresh Green Bean Soup with Cream
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- funt green beans
- teaspoon baking soda
- handful parsley leaves
- ложка (spoon) butter
- ложка (spoon) flour
- stakan good cream
- dill / peppermint powder
Instructions
- Boil green beans in salted water with a little soda; drain, shred, drop into fresh boiling water.
- Add parsley and a flour-butter roux; boil.
- Add a glass of cream, boil, and serve; season with dill or peppermint.