Sauerkraut Soup

Submitted by Mom2Rose

"Source: Germanfoods.org"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 10 ounces sauerkraut
• 9 ounces bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed
• 4 1⁄4 cups cold water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
• 5 ounces smoked sausage, sliced (your choice of sausage)
• 5 ounces sour cream
• sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. Rinse the sauerkraut in cold water and leave to drain.
2. Place sauerkraut, onion, garlic and cold water in a large saucepan with seasoning.
3. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, fry the chopped bacon in a deep frying pan until the fat starts to run.
5. Stir in the paprika and mix into the sauerkraut mixture.
6. Return to a gentle simmer for another 15 minutes then add the dill and sausage of your choice.
7. Stir in the cream, check the seasoning and reheat until just on the point of boiling.
8. Serve with rye bread.

Reviews

[Amaris D.]

Great comfort soup recipe for -4 degree weather! I used 6 cups of water, I like more broth in my soup and added a kick of cayenne pepper at the end. I used smoked beef kielbasa as my sausage and added a chopped carrot cause I had one laying around. Will def. make this again! Thank you!

 

[annette57]

I omitted the bacon and used a sausage that was super smoked. I added perogies to each bowl (not the soup itself to avoid them getting mushy in any leftovers)

 

[Brandon L.]

excellent recipe; very close to how my grandmother would make it. very good when when you add chopped potatoes, carrots, and celery.

 

[clocraft]

Soup was ok, but I didn't care much for it. It didn't have much flavor. I used turkey smoked sausage and half the recipe's bacon; perhaps if I used a different sausage and more bacon it would be better.

 

[paulscully5]

Very nice indeed. I forgot to rinse the Sauerkraut so never added any salt, seemed to work. I used some Chorizo as my sausage.