Comments on: Recipe: Ham, String Bean, and Potato Soup—a Real Dutch Treat

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:24:56 +0000

Most of us know that cdl….. All together now (in your thickest
Pa Dutch accent) YOU AINT MUCH IF YOU AINT DUTCH!

By: cdl

cdl — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:08:13 +0000

Not that it matters, but this would not be a ‘Dutch’ Treat. The Pennslyvenia Dutch are German. A mistake made by many.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:58:09 +0000

My grandmother’s, mother, brothers, sister, and myself made and still make our versions of this delicious soup. Somewhere along life’s path the name evolved, the latest version being “angabrotz”. I’ve remembered a name that went something like “eingenbraten” (sp?). We learned to trade off the ham or ham hocks with kielbasa and the green beans for navy bean. As with Sue above, we always added the brown flour rue! Um um yummy good! Oh and at our place…never forget the crusty french bread with the soup!

By: susie

susie — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:00:48 +0000

My Mom made this soup…Great memories!!!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:34:57 +0000

Thanks for this recipe. We had this alot growing up. Another way my mother used every last bit of a meal. She would cook off the ham bone then add the left over meat, potatoes and string beans. Was looking for the recipe because I wasn’t sure if she added any herbs or seasoning. It really is just what it is…ham, string beans and potatoes. Gonna use up the leftover Christmas ham and boil off the bone.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:36:46 +0000

I grew up on this recipe, also. But the recipe I was handed down included adding a brown flour rue to thicken it. I have’t seen any other recipes that have included the thickening!

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:21:37 +0000

We had as kids as well – German-Dutch descent. I just made it the over the weekend. I recall my parents calling is something else though….Does anyone remember the German/Dutch name for this?

By: HANK

HANK — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:41:12 +0000

THANKS IV BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS RECIPE OR A WHILE MY GRANDMOTHER USED MAKE THIS WHEN I WAS A CHILD THANKS

By: Donna in DE

Donna in DE — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:20:28 +0000

RICK,

It dosesn’t necessarily need to be a soup. As a side dish, my grandmother made just beans and ham pieces with a little chopped onion, no broth needed and as I said earlier (see above) I had a different version of this soup growing up in Virginia, still every bit as good.

By: JC

JC — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:32:19 +0000

My grandmother made this, then my mom, then me and now my daughters are asking how to make it. They live out on their own and miss the home cooking. It’s a delicious recipe, one of my very favorites. I use a left over ham bone.
One way to live forever is through handing down wonderful recipes like this one. Life lives on through food and family history. Hope you try it.