Sauerkraut Soup Recipe

keto sauerkraut soup with sausage in a bowl.

Our Sauerkraut Soup Recipe with Sausage, Originate in Eastern Europe and has been served as a Hearty Christmas Soup for Generations. It is also known as Slovak Kapustnica, Czech Zelnacka, German Sauerkraut Soup Sauerkrautsuppe and Polish Sauerkraut Soup Kapustniak.

Course Soup-Sauces-Dips

Cuisine European

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 40

Servings

Calories 117kcal

Author Zuzana Paar

Equipment

1 Large soup pot or dutch oven

Ingredients

1 Onion
3 Cloves Garlic
2 Cups Dried Wild Mushrooms Penny Bun or Porcini
2 Tablespoons Dry Red Sweet Paprika
500 grams Sauerkraut
100 grams Italian Sausage

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

First, prepare all of the ingredients. Hopefully, by now, you have a jar of dry mushrooms in your pantry to use it. Onions and garlic should e thinly sliced. Prepare the sauerkraut.
First, sauté onions and garlic with a bit of olive oil in a large pot. Let the onion caramelize, and add sliced sausage. Mix, add dry mushrooms, sauté a bit more and continue with a pinch of salt as well as pepper.
Once everything is sautéed (see video), switch off the heat and add sweet paprika powder. While the heat is turned off, incorporate paprika powder fully.
Add the sauerkraut and mix well. Switch the heat on again, add boiling water or bone broth and cover with a lid. Let the soup simmer on medium heat for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Video

Notes

Sauerkraut - if you like a stronger version, keep the water from the sauerkraut. Drained sauerkraut, on the other site, gives you a milder version of tanginess.
Sweetness - in my family, dry plums are added for sweetness. You can add them and, in the end, take them out, as plums are not a part of keto.
Sausage - if you use fresh sausage, keep the whole piece in and slice only towards the end of cooking.

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