Skip to content
H. Schønberg ErkenArkivet
NOENLog in

Cut Beans in White Sauce

Salted cut beans are soaked about 5 hours, boiled tender, and combined in a white milk sauce of butter, flour, and milk with sugar and nutmeg or pepper; cut snow peas can be used the same way.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 397 (falt i det fri)

Be the first to rate

About the dish

Cut beans were cut into strips and salted down in crocks. The stew with white milk sauce is a classic Norwegian winter dish for meat, and Erken notes that cut snow peas can be used the same way.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Soak the beans

    Soak the salted beans in cold water for about 5 hours.

  2. 2

    Boil

    Transfer the beans to boiling water that stands well above them, and boil until they are tender. If they are too salty, they can be blanched and then boiled further in fresh boiling water. Drain off the water.

  3. 3

    Make the sauce

    Melt the butter, stir in the flour, and thin with the milk. Bring the sauce to a boil.

  4. 4

    Finish

    Add the beans, sugar, and nutmeg or pepper, and bring the stew back to a boil. Cut snow peas can be used the same way.

Changes from the original

Old measurements are converted to grams, liters, and teaspoons. The milk and sugar quantities in the original ingredient list were partly illegible in the type and have been set to ½ liter milk and ½ teaspoon sugar according to Erken's usual proportions.

In stores now

Clean, minimally processed groceries matched to the ingredients — approximate prices.

Product data and prices via Kassalapp. Prices are updated daily and may vary.

Tidsmaskin – hva endret seg?

Velg to utgaver og se hva Henriette Schønberg Erken la til, fjernet eller endret mellom dem.

Fra19141949Modernisert
Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 397) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 439)~54% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
½ kg. bønner 50 gr. smør 35 gr. hvetemel ½ l. melk og fløte ½ teske sukker 1 knivsod muskat eller pepper. teskje sukker. De saltede bønner utvandes utvannes ca. 5 timer; sættes settes over ilden varmen i kokende vand, saa meget, vann, så meget at det staar står godt over. Naar bønnerne Når bønnene er møre, siles vandet vannet fra. Smørret Smøret smeltes, irøres melet, spædes spes med melken, gives gis et opkok, tilsættes bønnerne, sukker, muskat eller pepper; gives tilsettes bønnene, sukker; gis igjen et opkok. Er bønnerne bønnene for salte, kan de forvelles og sættes settes over ilden varmen i nyt, nytt, kokende vand. — vann, helst ikke! Snittede sukkererter kan benyttes paa på samme maate. måte.

Community interpretations

Be the first to share your own version.

See interpretations →

Frequently asked questions

How long must the salted beans be soaked?
About 5 hours in water before boiling. Then they are boiled in boiling water that stands well above the beans until they are tender.
What do I do if the beans are too salty?
Then you can blanch them and put them over the heat in fresh boiling water.
How is the sauce made?
Melt 50 g butter, stir in 35 g wheat flour, thin with ½ l milk, and bring to a boil. Add the beans, ½ tsp sugar, and a pinch of nutmeg or pepper, and bring back to a boil.
Can I use other vegetables?
Yes, the recipe from Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (Great Cookbook) (1914) notes that cut snow peas can be used the same way.

Related recipes

More dishes in the same category from the archive

Read also

Kommentarer

Ingen kommentarer ennå. Bli den første til å dele!