Sauerkraut Soup Ala Sooz's Family

"Even the people in my family who claim to "hate" sauerkraut love this soup. It is my adaptation from a recipe I had that I KNEW the family would NOT like. This is so good on a cold winter day served with warm crusty bread and a nice German Beer. This can be low(er) carb too by using a LC thickener."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Melt butter in a large dutch oven.
  • Chop the sausage coarsely by hand or in a food processor (leave the casing on).
  • Transfer the sausage to pan with melted butter, and season with onion powder (or add onion).
  • Saute over medium heat until the sausage is lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
  • On a small plate combine the flour, thyme, parsley and pepper. Add to the sausage and brown all together until the mixture bubbles up, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the chicken broth, milk and the half-and-half, and cook stirring until the mixture again bubbles up, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the sauerkraut and it juice and bring to a boil; the mixture will continue to thicken.
  • Reduce heat and add Velveeta, stirring until melted.

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Reviews

  1. WOW! So good, so easy. 2 changes to deal with an undersupplied kitchen - beef instead of chicken broth, and shredded cheddar in place of velveeta. WOW!~ Will add this to the winter rotation - we both loved it - and are sending the left overs to my MIL who is German and will also love it!
     
  2. Fabulous! This goes on the "comfort food" list. I used the option of the chopped onion instead of the powder. I did cut some fat; I used reduced-fat smoked sausage, and my milk and half and half were fat free and the soup was still thick and creamy. I used 4 oz of cheddar in place of Velveeta. I love sauerkrautr, so I used a whole 15-oz can. This has such great flavor. It's now one of my favorite soups! I'm tempted to add some potatoes... maybe carrots, too, for a hearty meal-in-one soup! Thanx for this recipe!!!
     
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I grew up in Tucson but moved to Colorado in 1989 and live in a household with my husband, Dad, daughter and 3-year old twin granddaughters. Our 8-year old grandson spends 2 nights a week with us. All of that adds up to often difficult menu ideas to met everyone's tastes. Zaar is very addicting and I love trying the recipes I find here. I like to find recipes of people that I see are still active on Zaar and love it when I hear back from the Chef after I review the recipe. Everytime someone reviews one of my recipes, I like to find one of theirs to make and review as quickly as possible. It's a way for me to find great chefs I don't know yet too! My husband has high blood sugar so we try to watch our carbs, but it is not easy because we love them so much! I was diagnosed with brain tumors in 2005 and so far have had 5 surgeries that have left my eyelid droopy. I hope to have a surgery that will correct that soon!! There is still one tumor they have not removed but my wonderful doctor James Garrity at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN says they will leave it alone until or if it ever causes problems!
 
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