Kapusniak | Polish Sauerkraut Soup
The Salty Owl Co.www.thesaltyowlco.com Kapuśniak, or Polish sauerkraut soup, is the kind of cozy, hearty bowl that warms you from the inside out. Tangy sauerkraut simmers with smoky sausage, tender potatoes, carrots, and savory broth for a comforting soup with plenty of flavor. Serve it with a slice of crusty bread for an easy, satisfying meal.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon cut in lardons
- 1 leek chopped
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 3 carrots diced
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 kielbasa sausage sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pinch all spice
- 1 tsp. marjoram
- 1 pinch carraway seed
- 4-5 cups sauerkraut with juices
- 1 large potato peeled and diced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 splash pickle juice if desired
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the bacon lardons in your soup pot over medium heat until crispy. Remove and set aside, leaving the rendered fat.
- Saute the leeks, onion and carrot until starting to soften. Add garlic, kielbasa sausage, bay leaves, all spice, marjoram and carraway seed, stirring together.
- Add sauerkraut and juices, diced potato, chicken broth, pickle juice, if using, and salt and pepper.
- Simmer over medium heat until potatoes are tender.
- Serve with rustic bread. Garnish with bacons if desired.