Classic cabbage soup with sauerkraut

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook classic cabbage soup with sauerkraut? The recipe is very simple. Prepare all the necessary ingredients according to the list and start by preparing the broth. You can use beef or veal. To make the broth more rich, take the meat with a bone. It could be a shank, a shoulder blade on a bone. I have beef ribs, but they have a lot of meat on them. If you find these (after all, the meat is sometimes specially cut from the ribs), you can make it with them.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat and dry it. Place in a saucepan along with a whole peeled onion, cover with cold water.

3. STEP 3

   

   Bring the broth to a boil and cook for about 1.5-2 hours at low simmer, skimming off the foam. The broth will be dark at first, but will gradually lighten.

4. STEP 4

   

   While the meat is cooking, prepare the base for the soup.

5. STEP 5

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut into medium cubes. It will be delicious with new potatoes.

6. STEP 6

   

   When the meat is cooked, remove it from the broth, separate it from the bones and cut into medium pieces or cubes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Also remove the onion and throw it away - it gave all the juices to the broth and made it clearer. Strain the broth and return to low heat.

8. STEP 8

   

   Return the meat to the pan with the broth. Next add the potatoes. Add salt, pepper and cook everything together for 5 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Then add the sauerkraut and cook everything together for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. You can squeeze the sauerkraut before adding it or add it along with the brine - whichever you prefer. I think it tastes better with brine.

10. STEP 10

    

    Prepare the frying. You can use any vegetable oil, but sunflower oil is better.

11. STEP 11

    

    Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater.

12. STEP 12

    

    Also peel the onion and cut into small cubes. If you or your children do not like onions, you can omit them at all to avoid crunching on your teeth. But still, onions contain substances that are important for the body, so I usually add the whole onion to the broth to throw it away later, and fry it without onions.

13. STEP 13

    

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the onion for 1-2 minutes.

14. STEP 14

    

    Then add the carrots and cook, stirring, until soft for another 3-5 minutes.

15. STEP 15

    

    Transfer the roast into a saucepan with soup and cook everything together for 5-7 minutes.

16. STEP 16

    

    At the end, add both types of pepper and bay leaves. Cook the cabbage soup at low boil for 10 minutes.

17. STEP 17

    

    Remove the finished cabbage soup from the heat, cover the pan with a lid and let the soup brew for 10-15 minutes. Then pour into plates. You can serve with sour cream. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

01.10.2023

4.8

We love cabbage, especially sauerkraut, but we have never tried cabbage soup made from it. I’m correcting this gap) I cooked cabbage soup using veal, using the pulp of the peritoneum. I didn’t cook it as a whole piece, I cut it into portions so that it would cook better. The broth was cooked for two hours to soften the meat. Adding the onion really cleared up the broth! When frying the onions and carrots, I thought that the cabbage could also be simmered a little and added it to the frying pan. I fried it all and added a little broth and simmered it for about 10 minutes. I didn’t add peppercorns, I was afraid that it would get on my teeth. I added everything ground and a little more paprika. The cabbage was not very salty and not sour, so I added salt to the soup at the end. The cabbage soup turned out unusual for us, but we liked the taste. The cabbage is elastic, a little crunchy, it’s even interesting) The broth is rich in the juices of meat and vegetables, as well as the cabbage itself, very pleasant and piquant. Cabbage soup does not cook quickly, but the result is worth it! Thanks for the recipe!

Freya

01.10.2023

4.6

Classic cabbage soup with sauerkraut turned out to be tasty and rich with a slight sourness added by sauerkraut. The cabbage soup becomes even tastier when it steeps. I made cabbage soup from domestic duck. But you can use any meat. I put a pan of water on the fire. I washed the meat, peeled one onion and put it whole together with the meat in the pan. Bring to a boil and skim off the foam. Then I cooked the meat until done, it took me 30 minutes. Then I washed and peeled the potatoes and cut them into medium cubes. I grated the carrots on a coarse grater and cut the onions into small cubes. Vegetables were fried in vegetable oil. When the meat was cooked, I took it out of the pan and cut it into pieces, and threw away the boiled onion. I put the chopped meat back into the pan, along with the potatoes. Cooked for about 10 minutes and then added sauerkraut. After that I cook for another 20 minutes. Then I add salt and put the fried onions and carrots into the pan. I did not add bay leaf and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for another 10 minutes. The sauerkraut cabbage soup is ready. Cooking time may vary, depending on what kind of meat you choose. We happily dined on cabbage soup, adding sour cream.

Oksana

01.10.2023

4.9

Good afternoon My husband and I love cabbage soup... I decided to cook it according to your recipe. It turned out awesome! Thank you ))