capusiner soup

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8 Pinches
Updated on Sep 23, 2013

Posted by Henk De Young

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Ingredients

  • - for the soup:
  • 1 pound capusiners (dry) - "marrow-fat beans"
  • - water to cover (or beef broth - chicken broth ok too)
  • 2 - onions - diced and sauted
  • 5 - beef bullion cubes (or more, to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon curry + (to taste)
  • - salt and pepper - to taste (wait till the end)
  • FOR THE MEATBALLS:
  • 1 pound meat (ground beef, or beef and pork combination) (nice alternative: 1/2 beef and 1/2 pork sausage, spicy)
  • 4 - rusks, crushed
  • - mix by hand
  • - add salt and pepper to taste (1tsp & 1/4tsp or more)
  • - roll into small balls and add to the soup

How To Make capusiner soup

  • Step 1
    Soak the beans overnight
  • Step 2
    Cook 2 hours + (till done)
  • Step 3
    Mash with potato masher, then run through strainer
  • Step 4
    Cook with bullion cubes and add Onions
  • Step 5
    Add Curry and Salt/Pepper to taste
  • Step 6
    Soup may be thickened with cornstarch if desired (probably not) Note: second day soup is usually better - so make a day ahead of time, refrigerate, and reheat. If doing this, do not thicken.

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