Recipe - Creamy Hungarian Bean Soup

2 cup Navy Beans
2 small Onions chopped
1 Leek rinsed and chopped
3 md Carrots minced
6 lg Garlic Cloves minced
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Black Pepper
1 tablespoon Sweet Hungarian Paprika
6 tablespoon Flour
One half cup Sour Cream
2 teaspoon Cider Vinegar

Soak navy beans overnight. Drain them and place in large soup pot with
onions, leek, carrots, and garlic. Add water to an inch above the level of
the beans. Bring them to a boil and then simmer, covered, until tender
(about 1 One half hours). Mix in the salt, pepper, and paprika. Ladle out 2
cups of the hot bean water and slowly stir it into the flour until smooth.
Add the flour mixture to the beans, stirring constantly. Remove the soup
from the heat and whisk in the sour cream and then the vinegar. Gently
reheat the soup for about 10 minutes.

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