Bibbelsches Bohnensupp (Green Bean Soup)

4 Servings

 Ingredients:
• 10.5 oz Green Beans (300 g): washed and cut into 1 cm pieces
• 1 Tbs Concentrated Butter or Butteroil (an alternative would be Ghee, Butter or shortening)• 3.5 oz marbled Bacon (100 g): cut into small cubes
• 2 onions: cut into small cubes
• 1 Tbs. Flour
• 6.3 cups of Beef Broth (1.5 L)
• 1 bunch of fresh Summer Savory (alternative would be Herbes de Provence)
• 1 pinch ground Nutmeg
• 1 Carrot: peeled and cut into cubes
• 5.3 oz Potatoes (150 g): peeled and cut into cubes
• Salt
• Pepper
• ½ bunch of Fresh Parsley: finely chopped
• 1.7 oz Sour Cream (50 g)

Directions:
1. Heat the butter in a large pot until melted and then add in the cubes of bacon.
2. After the bacon has browned, add the onions.
3. Dust the mixture of bacon and onions with the flour and then add the beef broth and stir well.
4. Pluck the small leaves off of the sprig of Summer Savory and add them to the pot along with the cut green beans, pepper and nutmeg. 5. Cover and let cook for about 10 minutes.
6. Add the carrots and then let cook with lid on for 10 minutes. Then add potatoes and let cook for another 10 minutes.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Serve and sprinkle each portion with parsley. Serve with a dollop of sour cream.