Grandma kuhl's german potato green bean soup

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 slices Bacon; but see note*
3 larges Idaho potatoes; (or more small) peeled, quartered, sliced
1 small Onion; chopped
2 Stalks celery; chopped (optional)*
1 Clove garlic; minced
1 can Evaporated milk; regular size, not sm
1 can Green beans with juice
Salt and pepper; to taste
Vinegar

Directions

*This is best if you cut the bacon off the front of the package (the part that shows the lean), what would amount to about 2-3 slices total but which includes a good part of lean.

If you use celery, a few of the tender inside celery leaves coarsely chopped are good in the soup also.

Dice the bacon. You can prefry the bacon, but the original recipe calls for using it without frying. Put the bacon, potatoes, green beans (can add these with the evaporated milk, but they're ok at this point also), onion, celery, and garlic in a soup pot. Add water barely to cover. Bring to boil and simmer until the potatoes are done.

Pour in the evaporated milk. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook until heated through (don't boil).

Put a teaspoon to a tablespoon of vinegar (depending on the size of the bowl and your taste) in the bottom of each soup bowl. Ladle in the soup.

(This curdles the soup slightly, but not to mind, this tastes great.) Recipe by: Mitch

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by MJSpence@...

on Nov 2, 1997

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