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                    Szerb Bableves (Serbian Bean Soup)

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Serbian                           Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2   lb           Dry white beans
   3       lb           Beef bones
   2                    Carrots -- peeled, sliced
   1                    Parsnips -- peeled
   1       tb           Salt
                        Little Dumplings (recipe)
   1       tb           Lard
   1       sm           Onions
   2       tb           All-purpose flour
   3       cl           Garlic -- chopped, mashed
   1       tb           Hot paprika
   1       c            Plain yogurt
   1       ts           White vinegar

  Soak beans in 1 qt cold water the night before you plan to make
  soup. Next day, drain beans and put aside.

  Put 2 qt 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 qt. Cook covered over low heat until
  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 until 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".

  Formatted by: DonW1948@aol.com, CH
 

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