Oma's Green Bean Soup

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Oma's Green Bean Soup Recipe

My Green Bean Soup, aka Grüne Bohnensuppe, is an emergency dinner that I often use when I don't have time to make anything else. It's so easy, so quick, and so delicious.

Learn how to make this soup and you'll have so many ideas on creating your own variations. Serve some homemade artisan bread on the side. Yum!

Servings:

Makes 4 - 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 - 2 tbsp oil
• 1 lb ground beef, lean, see below for other ideas
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 lb bag frozen green beans
• about 1 tsp dried summer savory (Bohnenkraut) 
• 1 - 2 tbsp Vegeta Food Seasoning (see notes below)
• 5 cups potatoes, cut up, see below for other ideas
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. In large pot, heat oil and brown ground beef.
2. Add chopped onion, cook till translucent or slightly browned.
3. Add frozen green beans. Add raw potatoes. (If using cooked potatoes, add once beans are cooked and just reheat.)
4. Add sufficient water to cover.
5. Add savory and Vegeta. 
6. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, until vegetables are soft. Cooking longer will improve the flavor. 
7. Season with salt, pepper, and extra summer savory, if desired.

Notes/Hints:

• Add celery seeds or parsley to taste.
• Add Maggi to taste.
• Vegeta Food Seasoning has salt and dried vegetables in it. If you don't have this, just add about 1 tsp salt and some pepper to start. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• If you like soup "brothy", just leave the way it is. However, my family likes it thicker (creamier). The easy way is to slowly add Instant Mashed Potato flakes, stirring constantly, until the soup is the consistency you like.
• Another way to thicken the soup is to grate a raw potato into the soup right at the beginning.
• You can also thicken it with 1 - 2 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water. Add to finished soup, slowly, until it's the way you like it.
• Serve some homemade bread with this. Perfection!

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