North Croatian Beans Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 250 g beans
• 100 g onions
• 1 garlic clove
• 20 g lard
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 70 g bacon (pancetta, dried, smoked)
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon paprika (red, dried, grounded)
• 1/4 teaspoon hot paprika (red, dried, grounded)
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 100 g sour cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves (minced)
• 3 cups water (you may not use all)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (grounded)

Recipe

• 1 after soaking beans overnight, cook beans until soft. drain the beans and put aside two teaspoons of whole beans.
• 2 make puree out of all other beans using blender (or whatever you use). finely mince onion, garlic and bacon.
• 3 melt lard in a cooking pot and sauté onion until translucent. add garlic and bacon and sauté it not more than 2 minutes.
• 4 add flour and brown it but not too much. add cold water and make creamy liquid.
• 5 add hot and sweet paprika and stir.
• 6 add beans puree and whole beans, stir. add bay leaf and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. add water and cook about 45 minutes.
• 7 before serving taste the soup, if it is not sour you may drop few drops of vinegar (if you do cook for more 5 minutes). add sour cream and parsley leaves and serve.