Hungarian Sweet And Sour Butter Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb butter beans, soaked overnight
• salt
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 cook the butter beans in boiling water (enough lightly salted water to cover) until done.
• 2 in a saucepan, gently heat the 3 tablespoons oil or butter, once it is bubbling, add the flour and stir to make a paste or roux.
• 3 stir over the heat until the roux changes color to beige.
• 4 add the beans together with their cooking water, stirring constantly, to make a thickish sauce (add more water if necessary).
• 5 add the vinegar and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• 6 taste and adjust flavor, if necessary, by adding more vinegar or sugar.
• 7 continue cooking, stirring, for a few more minutes.