Wax Bean Soup

Ingredients

 * 2 Tbsp. (30 ml) butter
 * 2 onions, chopped
 * 4 cups (1 l) yellow wax beans, cut in 3
 * 8 cups (2 l) chicken broth
 * 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) milk
 * 2 Tbsp. (30 ml) cornstarch
 * Salt and pepper to taste
 * Fresh chopped chives to taste

Directions

 * 1) Heat the butter in a stockpot and sauté the onions for 1 min. Add the beans and the chicken broth.
 * 2) Cover and simmer for 25 min. or until beans are cooked.
 * 3) Mix in the milk.
 * 4) Dilute the cornstarch in a small amount of the warm broth and thicken the soup to taste.
 * 5) Season and sprinkle with fresh chives.