Sausage & Sauerkraut Soup
Sausage sauerkraut soup is a comforting bowl of onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, pan fried sausage and sauerkraut all simmered together.
Ingredients
- 1 lb smoked sausage diced, such as kielbasa or Heatherlea's Apple Bacon Maple Sausage with casing removed
- 1 large white onion finely chopped
- 2 ribs celery finely chopped
- 2 carrots finely chopped
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 cups sauerkraut
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup peeled and cubed potatoes
- 3 springs fresh thyme stems removed and chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat and add the sausage. Cook until the sausage is caramelized and the fat is rendered.
- Add the onions, carrots, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the garlic and stir. Cook for 1 minute. Add the apple cider and apple cider vinegar and cook until almost completely reduced.
- Add the sauerkraut, broth, potatoes, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes and sauerkraut are tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove from heat and add in cream. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.