German Potato Kraut Soup Recipes

GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the bacon then add the onion and cook until golden, 6-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add all remaining ingredients except for the parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 30-40 minutes.
• Add the parsley and simmer for another minute. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Note: This is a great make-ahead soup as the flavor is even better the next day!

CREAMY SAUSAGE, POTATO AND SAUERKRAUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onions and saute for about five minutes, until tender.
• Add flour, stirring until completely combined. Cook for one minute, then add the chicken broth and milk.
• Turn heat to medium high, then cook stirring often until broth begins to thicken.
• Reduce heat to medium then add kielbasa, diced potatoes, sauerkraut and parsley. Simmer for five minutes, then add shredded cheddar.
• Stir to combine and remove from heat. Serve sprinkled with black pepper.

GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. , With a potato masher, puree most of the vegetables. For dumplings, combine the egg, water, salt and flour until smooth and stiff. Drop by teaspoonfuls into the boiling soup. Cover and simmer until the dumplings are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Garnish each serving with a butter and parsley.

GERMAN POTATO-KRAUT SOUP

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender.
• Add sausage, sauerkraut, onion, garlic and dill.
• Bring to boil.
• Add 1 cup hot mix to sour cream and flour. Combine with soup and heat.
• Serve immediately.

POTATO AND SAUERKRAUT SOUP WITH KIELBASA

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large wide pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the kielbasa and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Add the onion, diced celery and potatoes to the pot and cook, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon, until the onion and celery are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the caraway seeds and sauerkraut and cook, scraping up any remaining browned bits, 1 to 2 more minutes. Add 6 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Uncover, reduce the heat to a rapid simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir together the heavy cream and mustard in a small bowl. Once the potatoes are tender, reduce the heat to medium low and whisk the heavy cream mixture into the soup. Return the kielbasa to the pot. Increase the heat to medium and simmer until thickened slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the soup among bowls. Top with the chopped celery leaves and dill.

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook ribs in water until tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Skim off foam. Remove ribs from broth; strain broth and skim fat. , Return broth to the heat. Add the potatoes, carrots, salt and pepper; simmer until vegetables are tender. Remove meat from bones and add to broth with the sauerkraut and sausage. , Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Cook onion in drippings until tender. Add to soup; cook 20-30 minutes longer. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with bacon.

SAUERKRAUT AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook meat and onion in hot oil until meat is brown.
• Stir in beer, water, tomato paste, paprika, salt, caraway seed, and pepper. Cover, and simmer 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes, undrained sauerkraut, and fresh dill to soup. Cover. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Cook uncovered for 10 minutes more, or until mixture is thickened and most of the liquid is evaporated. Sprinkle parsley on top before serving.

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT AND POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the skins on them until they are cooked, but not too soft (maybe about 10-15 minutes).
• Skin the potatoes and cut in slices.
• Cut the sausages in long slices.
• In a pan heat the oil and cook the onion a few minutes, then add sauerkraut and seasoning. Saute for a couple more minutes then set aside.
• Spray 8x8 cooking dish with cooking spray and lay in alternating layers the potatoes, then sausages, then sourkraut.
• In a small bowl whip the sour cream with salt according to your taste and then pour/spread over the top.
• Bake it in the oven at medium heat for around a 1/2 hour.