Creamy String Bean Soup

This is an old German recipe that can be enhanced by adding Mettwurst or your favorite cooked and diced German sausage to the soup just before serving, that way the soup won't get greasy tasting.

• Calories: 221 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans
• 4 potatoes, diced
• 1 clove garlic

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook potatoes in salted water. When half done, add beans, vinegar, pepper and garlic (spear on toothpick for easy finding). Add onion. Simmer until potatoes are done. Remove garlic glove.

Step 2

Combine the flour and 1/4 cup water and make a smooth paste. Thicken soup with the flour paste.

Step 3

Remove from heat. Slowly stir in sour cream. Do not cook any further. Stir in cooked and diced Mettwurst or other German sausage just before serving.