Soup Recipes > Butter Bean Soup
1 medium sized onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 heaped tablespoon all purpose flour
2 pints of vegetable stock
salt and black pepper
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Drain the beans and put them into a saucepan.
- Add the stock.
- Boil very gently until they are tender (approx. 1 hour).
- Peel and chop the onion, and fry in oil until golden brown.
- Sprinkle in the flour, stirring all the time.
- Heat for a further 2 - 3 minutes, still stirring.
- Rub the beans through a sieve or blend in a blender.
- Add the beans to the flour mixture.
- Stir while the stock is mixed in gradually.
- Season if required.
- Bring to the boil and serve.
If you have any questions you want to ask or any information you want to share please visit our friendly community forum.
Here are some of the topics being discussed at the moment:
- Soup Recipes Home Page
- Buy Cookery Books in The Green Chronicle's Book Store.
- See other Food & Drink Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
Comment Script
How to make butter bean soup:
An easy, filling winter soup which can be made from store cupboard ingredients.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter beans1 medium sized onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 heaped tablespoon all purpose flour
2 pints of vegetable stock
salt and black pepper
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Soak the beans overnight in cold water if bought dried.- Drain the beans and put them into a saucepan.
- Add the stock.
- Boil very gently until they are tender (approx. 1 hour).
- Peel and chop the onion, and fry in oil until golden brown.
- Sprinkle in the flour, stirring all the time.
- Heat for a further 2 - 3 minutes, still stirring.
- Rub the beans through a sieve or blend in a blender.
- Add the beans to the flour mixture.
- Stir while the stock is mixed in gradually.
- Season if required.
- Bring to the boil and serve.
The Green Chronicle Community
If you have any questions you want to ask or any information you want to share please visit our friendly community forum.
Here are some of the topics being discussed at the moment:
- Soup Recipes Home Page
- Buy Cookery Books in The Green Chronicle's Book Store.
- See other Food & Drink Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
Post this page to:
Comments
Please enter your comments or questions in the form below. All entries are manually approved before being published so it may be a while before you see your comment on the page.
Powered by Comment Script
