Old Country Sauerkraut Soup Recipes

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT SOUP (SAUERKRAUTSUPPE)

Steps:

• In a soup pot fry the bacon until done. Add the onions and cook until lightly caramelized, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Stir in the tomato paste and spices and cook another minute. Add the chicken broth and sauerkraut and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Stir in the crème fraîche or sour cream and heat through (do not boil).
• Serve hot with a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream. Crusty bread and a leafy green salad make great accompaniments.

OLD COUNTRY SAUERKRAUT SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Chop the sausage coursely by hand or in a food processor.
• 2. Transfer the chopped sausage and onion to a deep pan and saute over medium heat until the sausage is lightly browned and the onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
• 3. In a small bowl, combine the flour, thyme, and pepper. Add to the sausage and brown all together until the mixture bubbles up, about 5 mnutes.
• 4. Add the milk and half and half gradually, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to bubble again, about 5 minutes.
• 5. Add the sauerkraut and its juice and bring to a boil. The mixture will continue to thicken. Taste for tartness and add lemon juice, if desired. Also can add salt to taste.
• 6. Add parsley and serve immediately with some hot buttered pumpernickel bread.

SAUERKRAUT SOUP 1968

Steps:

• Chop the sausage coarsely into small pieces.
• Place the onion potato and sausage into saucepot and saute over med.
• heat, until meat is lightly browned, about 6 minutes.
• Combine the flour, thyme, and pepper and add to meat mixture and cook over med.
• heat until flour bubbles, about 6 minutes.
• Add milk, cream and cook until bubbling about another 6 minutes.
• Add the sauerkraut and bring to a boil.
• Taste now for seasonings, and if not too tart for you, you can add the lemon juice now.
• Boil until thickened.
• Add parsley and serve--.

OLD WORLD SAUERKRAUT SUPPER

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp.
• Drain, reserving drippings.
• Add flour to bacon drippings.
• Blend well.
• Stir in sauerkraut and bacon.
• Transfer to crockpot.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or HIGH for 3-4 hours.