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String beans in white sauce

String beans boiled tender and folded into a simple thickened white sauce of butter, wheat flour and milk, seasoned with sugar and nutmeg. From Erken & Steen's school cookbook from 1900.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 193 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Snittebønner i jevnet hvit saus var husmannskost på slutten av 1800-tallet, gjerne laget av saltede bønner som var lagt ned om høsten. Oppskriften står i «Kogebog for skole og hjem» (1900) av Henriette Schønberg Erken og Caroline Steen.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Soak the beans

    If the beans are salted, soak them in water for about 5 hours to draw out the salt. Fresh beans are cleaned and stringed.

  2. 2

    Boil the beans

    Place the beans in plenty of boiling water so that they are well covered. Boil until tender, and pour off the water.

  3. 3

    Make the white sauce

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

  4. 4

    Combine and serve

    Fold the beans into the sauce, season with sugar and nutmeg, and bring it all to a boil again before serving.

Changes from the original

Grammene er beholdt, mens «½ l. melk» er skrevet som 5 dl og målene «theske»/«knivsod» er modernisert til ts og knivsspiss. Utvanning av saltede bønner er tatt med som eget steg for dagens ferske bønner.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I use fresh beans instead of salted ones?
Yes. Fresh string beans are cleaned and stringed, and you skip the soaking. Boil them tender in salted water before folding them into the sauce.
What is meant by an «oppkok» (bringing to a boil)?
To bring something to a boil («oppkok») means to heat it quickly until it just begins to boil, then take it off the heat again.

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