Sauerkraut soup soup with meat

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook delicious cabbage soup from sauerkraut with meat? We'll have to work hard, but the result is really worth it. First, cook the base broth. It is better to take meat for him with a bone - so the broth will turn out to be richer in taste.

2. Step 2:

   

   Put the meat, peeled onion and one carrot in a large saucepan. Pour in clean water. Put the pan on high heat, bring the water to a boil and cook over medium heat, removing the foam, 1.5 hours. If it is possible to add parsley or celery root, the broth will turn out even more fragrant.

3. Step 3:

   

   Now prepare all the other ingredients. Sauerkraut can be replaced with pickled cabbage.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the remaining carrots and grate them on a coarse grater.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cut the second onion into small cubes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Peel the garlic and pass it through the press.

8. Step 8:

   

   Wash the dill and parsley, dry and chop finely. If desired, you can replace or supplement with other herbs, for example, green onions, coriander or use a mixture of different herbs.

9. Step 9:

   

   Heat half of the butter in a frying pan over low heat. Put sauerkraut, 1 tbsp tomato paste and cumin. Mix it up.

11. Step 10:

    

    Simmer under the lid for 30 minutes over low heat.

12. Step 11:

    

    In another frying pan, heat the vegetable oil, put the onion, carrot, remaining tomato paste, salt and pepper and fry for 5 minutes.

13. Step 12:

    

    Remove the finished meat from the broth, separate from the bones and cut into pieces.

14. Step 13:

    

    Strain the broth and return to the fire. Put the chopped meat and potatoes in the broth and cook for 10 minutes.

15. Step 14:

    

    Heat the remaining butter in a frying pan.

16. Step 15:

    

    Add flour and fry, stirring, until golden brown. If desired, you can skip steps 13-14 and do not add flour to the soup. However, as the final result showed, soup with flour turns out tastier and thicker.

17. Step 16:

    

    Add fried onions with carrots, stewed cabbage, fried flour, crushed garlic, bay leaf and allspice to the pan. Mix everything up. The flour should completely disperse over the soup. Bring to a boil and cook for 6-8 minutes.

18. Step 17:

    

    At the end, add the chopped greens.

19. Step 18:

    

    Remove the finished soup from the heat and let it stand under the lid for 20-30 minutes. Bon appetit!