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Green beans with ham

Beans are boiled just tender and heated in a sauce of butter, flour and bean stock with smoked ham; parsley is sprinkled over. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 439.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 439 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

"Velske bønner" are green beans; the dish uses the cooking water from the beans as stock, so nothing is wasted.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Parboil the beans

    Boil the prepared beans until just tender.

  2. 2

    Make the sauce

    Work butter and flour together. Thin with the bean stock and simmer for a few minutes.

  3. 3

    Heat through

    Warm the beans and diced ham in the sauce. Season with salt and sugar.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley when serving.

Changes from the original

"½ l." is set to 5 dl, and "dd." is read as tablespoons. The original refers to earlier instructions for preparing the beans, which are not reproduced.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 439) → Modernised~83% of the text changedremovedadded
½ l. rensede 5 dl bønner (rensede, velske bønner). 150 gr. røket g røkt skinke (i terninger). 50 gr. smør g smør. 40 gr. hvetemel g hvetemel. 6 dd. ss bønnekraft (kraften bønnene er kokt i). salt (etter smak). sukker (etter smak). 1 spiseskje finhakket persille. Bønnene behandles som ovenfor. Kokes såvidt møre. Smør ss persille (finhakket). Kok de rensede bønnene så vidt møre.. Rør smør og mel røres sammen; spes sammen. Spe med kraften; koker bønnekraften og la det koke noen minutter. Bønnene minutter.. Varm bønnene og den i terninger skårne skinke varmes skinketerningene i sausen; tilsettes krydder efter smak. Den finhakkede sausen. Smak til med salt og sukker.. Strø finhakket persille strøes over ved anretningen.

Note on Modernised

«½ l.» er satt til 5 dl, «dd.» er tolket som spiseskjeer. Fremgangsmåten «som ovenfor» for å rense bønnene er ikke gjengitt i originalen.

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Frequently asked questions

What are "velske bønner"?
They are green beans, today often called snap beans.
What is bean stock?
The cooking water from the beans, used to thin the sauce.

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