Green Bean Soup (Polievka zo Zelenej Fazule)
Ingredients: 1lb of green beans, 1.5L (~6.5 cups) of water, 2 small potatoes, 40g flour (5 tablespoons), 40g butter (1/3 stick), 2dl (small 8oz tub) of sour cream, vinegar, 1g (teaspoon) of sugar, dill Prep Time: 45 minutes Here is a recipe for another popular soup, one made with green beans (zelená fazuľa) and potatoes (zemiaky). Green beans, the immature bean pods, are quite healthy. They are high in vitamin C, and also contain insoluble fibers which aid in digestion. The recipe comes from “Recepty starej mamy” (Grandmother’s recipes), a classic cookbook from 1984 by M. Martišová and F. Martiš. Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: beans, butter, dill, flour, paprika, potato, sugar, vinegar
Lettuce Soup (Šalátová Polievka)
Ingredients: one head of iceberg lettuce, 30g of butter, 35g of flour, 0.5L of water, 0.5L of milk, sugar, vinegar, dill Prep Time: 20 minutes In Slovakia, we sure do eat some strange soups! There is the sauerkraut soup (kapustnica), garlic soup, and the topic of this recipe, soup made out of pretty much nothing but iceberg lettuce. Still, this is one of my favorite Slovak dishes, although I do admit it is bit of an acquired taste. You should definitely try it. Start by preparing "zápražka" by browning 30g of flour (múka) on butter (maslo). Add 0.5L of water Read the Rest…
Posted by lubos Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Categories: Recipes, Soup Recipes
Ingredients: dill, flour, lettuce, milk, sugar, vinegar