Sauerkraut Soup

Sackville's Note:

This is a recipe passed on to me by a friend. I love it on cold evenings, especially for the smokey flavour the sausages give the soup.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb smoked Polish sausage , cut into chunks
• 5 medium potatoes , peeled and cubed
• 2 medium onions , chopped
• 2 carrots , chopped
• 5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups sauerkraut
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, add sausage, potatoes, onions, carrots and chicken broth.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for around 30 minutes, until potatoes are cooked.
3. Add sauerkraut and tomato paste, mixing well.
4. Return to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer another 30 minutes.

Reviews

[cookalot #2]

No stars, as I didn't really follow the recipe. I used tomato soup instead of paste. I used farmer sausage, a little cabbage too. I added more water and some dill. I found your recipe great for inspiration to use what I had on hand. It is very tasty with the sourkraut, and I think it could turn into borscht or a bean soup. I almost added a can of pork and beans, but thought I had enough in it this time round. Pork and beans and weiners instead of sausage? The ideas keep coming. Thanks for posting.

[evewitch]

This turned out pretty well. The sausage ended up a bit mushy, but no one seemed bothered by that except me.