Czech String Bean And Dill Cream Gravy Recipes

CZECH STRING BEAN AND DILL CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• Drain liquid from green beans into a measuring cup, reserving 1 cup liquid. Pour rest into a pan; bring to a boil.
• Into reserved one cup of liquid, making sure it is cool, measure 2 tablespoons flour per cup of liquid.
• Add 2 more tablespoons for 1 cup sour cream. You may use sweet cream mixed with 1-1/2 tablespoons vinegar.
• Shake or mix flour mixture well until there are no lumps; add to rest of boiling liquid, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Add chopped dill.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream to which the flour has been added.
• Do not boil after adding sour cream.
• Add green beans and cooked new potatoes.

DIJON DILL CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chopped onion in sauce pan with chicken broth, and boil on medium high heat until most broth is absorbed and onions are thoroughly soft. Add heavy cream, reduce heat to medium, and reduce by approximately 1/4, or until mixture is of the consistency you want for sauce. Stir in mustard and chopped dill and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH DILL CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook beans according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add broth. , Stir in the vinegar, salt, dill and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Stir in sour cream; heat through (do not boil). Drain beans; serve with sauce.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN BEEF ROAST WITH DILL GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large pot.
• Add your water-beef roast-celery-carrots.
• Bring the pot to a boil.
• Then let it simmer for about 1 1/2 hours.
• This is just like you were making soup.
• If you want to skip this part. Just add instead of water 4-cans of beef broth. This is just the old fashion way of making beef broth.
• After 1 1/2 hours of cooking take the beef out of the pot.
• You should have about 2 1/2 cups of beef broth left in the pot.
• put in the dill and bring the pot to a boil.
• Then add the sour cream-sugar-white vinegar and mix very well.
• Then add the flour mix very well so there are no lumps.
• Then put the beef back in the pot and cook for about 1/2 hour. If the gravy is a little thin add little flour till it is thick the way you like it. After it is done taste the gravy you may like to add a little salt. You can put this over wide noodles-potatoes or I like bread dumplings. Tell me how you like it.

GREEN BEANS WITH DILL

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water. Season with salt so that you can taste it. Bring to a boil.
• Plunge beans into water. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until just tender but still quite firm. If you're using green beans, it will take a minute or so longer. Drain. Return beans to pot. Add butter, stir in 2 tablespoons dill and season with pepper.
• Stir and toss beans in pot over low heat, until butter is melted. Taste a bean and season with salt and more pepper, or dill, if desired.