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Sliced Runner Beans in Broth

4 servings

Ingredients

• Runner beans (as needed)
• Meat broth (a little)
• Butter (a little)
• Parsley (a little)
• Pepper herb (a little)
• 1 tbsp Flour
• Salted potatoes (a little)

Instructions

1. Place the well-fibered, finely sliced, and washed beans in boiling meat broth (beef or lamb broth) along with butter, and cook covered until tender.
2. Before serving, add plenty of finely chopped parsley and pepper herb, as well as 1 tablespoon of flour sautéed until yellow in butter.
3. Cook the beans through with these additions, mix in salted potatoes, and serve with the meat.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.