Sweet-Sour Green Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup carrots chopped
• 6 cups chicken broth 
• 0.3 cup basil fresh minced
• 1 pound green beans fresh cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 teaspoons stick margarine 
• 3 cups tomatoes fresh diced

Equipment

• frying pan
• pot

Directions

1. Place potatoes and green beans into a large pot.
2. Pour enough water over potatoes and green beans just to cover and season with salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
3. Place bacon in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir flour into bacon until flour forms a paste, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Mix bacon mixture into potato mixture; bring to a boil and cook until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Mix vinegar and sugar into soup.