Christmas Fasting Sauerkraut Soup
SlovakSoupscomfort foodholidayone potbudget friendly
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Recipe by Nikoleta · @surovadcerka
Kapustnica is the Slovak Christmas Eve soup, and the fasting version — no meat, no sausage — is the older one. Sauerkraut goes into the pot with its own juice, dried mushrooms, and bay, and simmers for a full forty minutes before anything else happens. Dried plums go in after that, and they're what makes it sweet-and-sour rather than just sour.
It's thickened with a proper roux: onion softened in oil, flour and sweet paprika stirred in and cooked until the mixture turns light brown. Paprika burns fast at that stage, so keep the heat down and keep stirring.
Ninety minutes, four servings, and 190 calories a bowl. Like most sauerkraut dishes it's noticeably better the day after you make it.
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Ingredients
sauerkraut soup
- 600 g sauerkraut with brine
- 4 l water
- 30 g dried mushrooms
- 3 bay leaves
seasoning
- 2 tbsp sugar
- salt
roux
- 1 onion
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder
- 500 ml water (for roux)
sauerkraut soup
- 20 pieces dried plums
for serving
- dried apples and pears
Contains: gluten
How to make it
Nutrition
190Calories
5 gProtein
46 gCarbs
1 gFat
9 gFiber
per serving
