8 servings
1 hour - 20 minutes prep time
4 cups water
2 cups sauerkraut
2 cups crushed tomatoes
2-3 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
2 leaves of savoy cabbage
1 stalk of celery (optional)
1 small carrot
1 small leek
10 to 12 button mushrooms
4-6 shiitake mushrooms
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
Put the water, sauerkraut, tomatoes and seasonings in a large soup pot. Check the sauerkraut first; some is more "sauer" than others. If you think yours is a bit strong, you may wish to rinse and drain it first.
Wash and chop the remaining vegetables (peel the carrot first) and add the carrot and cabbage to the soup. Sauté the mushrooms in the oil until lightly browned, then add the celery (if using) and leek and sauté for a few minutes longer. Add these vegetables to the soup as well.
Cover the soup and simmer for about an hour. If you think the soup is too jam-packed with vegetables, you may wish to add a little more tomato and water.
Last year at this time I made Fish in Leek & Carrot Sauce.
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8 comments:
Your collection of bowls and dishes is just wonderful. The soup looks good too and it's definitely soup weather today here in Syracuse...
What a very interesting recipe. I will have to give this a try. Your photo looks very appetizing, I can almost feel the warmth coming off the bowls. Perfect for a cold winter day.
- Brittany
Thanks Marcy; I have to say I am very fond of that little set.
Brittany, I'd love to hear if you try it. I hope you will enjoy it.
Gotta say I for one am counting the days to spring...
Ferdzy, just thought that I would stop in and tell you that this recipe worked out great!
I loved how jam packed with vegetables it was. I did make a few adjustments that I would like to share. Instead of using the button mushrooms I used some fresh criminis that I had on hand. I also took your advice and gave the sauerkraut a quick rinse.
All-in-all it tasted great!
- Brittany
This soup is delicious. We just prepared it to eat during a one-week "detox" diet (basically vegan), and it was the most satisfying thing I ate all week.
Julia, I'm very happy to hear that!
I was already concocting sauerkraut soup just wanted comfirmation that it would be good.
started out with one of the Weight watchers recipe but had no cabbage but jar of kraut. Added black beans, tomatoes, green pepper and onion. It is simmmering, but smells delicious.
This recipe was awesome! My husband and I live in Japan, so I was really surprised that all the ingredients were available to me. The only changes I made were to omit the button mushrooms due to allergy and the leek due to price (980 Yen for 1 leek was way too expensive!) - but this recipe was awesome with the homemade sauerkraut we had cooked up a little while ago and didn't know how to finish! Thanks for sharing!
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