Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, kapustnica (slovakian sauerkraut & sausage soup). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Kapustnica (Slovakian Sauerkraut & Sausage Soup) I learned how to make this delicious soup when visiting a friend in Slovakia! This soup is usually made around Christmas and winter time in Slovakia but is great for any day if you ask me. It's made with sauerkraut, smoked ham hock, sausage, mushrooms and flavorful spices like caraway and paprika.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kapustnica (slovakian sauerkraut & sausage soup) using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kapustnica (Slovakian Sauerkraut & Sausage Soup):
- Make ready 150 g smoked pork or ham, or ham hocks
- Take 1/4 tsp allspice or nutmeg
- Prepare 1 bay leaf
- Make ready 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
- Take 1 cup sauerkraut (about 400 g)
- Get 1 small onions, sliced thinly
- Make ready 2 tsp paprika powder
- Prepare 1 clove garlic, minced
- Take 50 g dried mushrooms
- Prepare 1 Hungarian or Polish-style smoked sausage (1 small or 1/2 large)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp sugar
- Get 1/2 Tbsp vinegar
- Take 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
- Make ready to taste Plain yogurt, sour cream or cream (for garnish)
The new pictures are much nicer! Kapustnica is by far my favorite Slovak dish. It is a soup made with sauerkraut, mushrooms, pork, sausages, and various spices. This Slovakian sauerkraut soup is a hearty wintertime dish with a rich flavor, coming from a variety of added smoked pork products, sausages, and dried mushrooms.
Steps to make Kapustnica (Slovakian Sauerkraut & Sausage Soup):
- This is what the smoked ham hock and sausage in Slovakia looks like. You can probably use any kind of smoked ham or non-sweetened smoked pork (maybe even smoked bacon?) as a substitute.
- Add smoked ham, 800 ml (3.5 US cups) water, bay leaf, pepper, allspice, and 1/2 tsp salt to a pot. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low, cover with lid and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, slice onions thinly. In a separate frying pan, heat 1-2 Tablespoons oil and sauté onions until translucent, but not brown (about 5 minutes).
- When onions are soft, mix in 2 tsp paprika and stir into onions. Remove from heat.
- Add sauerkraut to the pot, with a little bit of the juice, after initial 30 minutes is up.
- Next stir in the onions, mushrooms and garlic. Cover with lid and simmer for another 30 minutes.
- Remove ham from soup. Cut meat from bone (if any) and cut off any of the thick pieces of skin. Chop up the meat into small pieces.
- Return ham to pot and simmer another 20 minutes. If you have some red wine, add 1/2 cup or so to give the soup even more flavor!
- Cut up the sausage and add it to the pot along with the vinegar, sugar and marjoram (or other herbs like herbes de Provence, thyme, etc.).
- Cook for another 5-10 minutes. Add a little more vinegar, salt, pepper, and/or sugar to adjust to your taste. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, plain yogurt, etc. over top.
Place the sauerkraut, chicken broth, peppercorns, bay leaves, salt and mushrooms into a large pot, and bring to a boil. Add the sausage and whole piece of ham. Kapustnica (sauerkraut soup) One of the most favourite Slovak soups is associated with many merry moments. First of all, kapustnica is known as our Christmas soup. When I smell the acetic odour of sauerkrat (magic is in fermenting in clay barrels), I immediately feel like there should be a pine tree with presents underneath somewhere around.
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