Vegan Sauerkraut Soup "Zelňačka"

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:41 GMT

Step 1

Add butter, chopped onion and garlic to a large pot and fry until soft and translucent.

Step 2

Add paprika to the mix and sauté for a bit to allow the flavour to develop.

Step 3

Reduce heat and add flour to the pot and sauté for another minute. Keep stirring.

Step 4

Add broth to the mix and whisk to get rid of any lumps.

Step 5

Cut potatoes into cubes and add to the pot along with salt, bayleaf, caraway seeds and marjoram. Boil on low heat and with a lid on until potatoes are soft.

Step 6

In the meantime, prepare the sauerkraut. If it's too sour, rinse and squeeze out the water (don't throw it away - save it for later to adjust the soup taste). If the strands are long, cut the sauerkraut into smaller pieces.

Step 7

Important! Potatoes won't get soft in acidic water so DO NOT add sauerkraut until the potatoes are as soft as you want them to be. If you like firmer potatoes, you can add the sauerkraut earlier, if softer, add it later.

Step 8

Add sauerkraut to the soup and cook for another 5-10 minutes. You don't need to boil sauerkraut long, it adds a nice crunch to the soup.

Step 9

Cut tofu (marinated or smoked is the best) into small cubes and fry up until crispy, along with cut up sausage. If your sausage crumbles like mine, add it at the end so it doesn't burn. Finally add to the finished soup.

Step 10

Serve with crispy toasted bread and a spoonful of sourcream.

1 liked

0 disliked

Delicious

Easy

Go-to