Transylvanian Green Bean Soup (With Smoked Ham)

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4.72 from 14 votes

Transylvanian Green Bean Soup (With Smoked Ham)

This recipe features green beans, lots of vegetables and smoky ham seasoned with herbs and garlic. The soup is soured with a little bit of vinegar and served with sour cream.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Soups

Cuisine: Romanian

Servings: servings

Calories: 296kcal

Author: Gabriela

Ingredients

1 large onion diced
4-5 garlic cloves diced
1 pound ham or any smoked meat cubed
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pounds green beans fresh or frozen, cut in bite size pieces
2 large carrots diced
1 red pepper diced
1 celery stalk diced
1 potato small, diced
4-5 tablespoons tomato sauce or 2 medium chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon thyme
8 cups water
1 teaspoon dried dill or a small bunch of fresh dill, chopped
1 teaspoon dried parsley or a small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
2-3 tablespoons vinegar or to your taste
sour cream for serving

Instructions

Heat up the oil in a soup pot and add ham, onion and garlic. Sauté them on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes, or until the onion looks translucent.
Add the chopped vegetables: carrots, pepper, celery and potato. Keep sautéing until the vegetables are softer and develop their flavor.
Add the cleaned and trimmed fresh green beans or frozen ones), the paprika, salt, pepper and dried thyme. Mix everything and keep sautéing for another minute.
Add the tomato sauce or the fresh diced tomatoes. Mix everything well.
Add water and allow it to simmer for 20-25 minutes, so the green beans get tender.
Taste and season if necessary.
Add vinegar little by little to make the soup a little bit sour, but taste the soup to know when to stop. Some people like it to be more sour.
Stop the heat and sprinkle chopped parsley and dill over the soup.
Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream on top.

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