A creamy, slightly tangy soup full of veggies, potatoes, bratwurst and sauerkraut.

A couple of years ago I had a Soup Supper Round-Up

on my blog.

A blog I follow from time to time called Simply Gourmet

shared this soup, and I have to say I was intrigued!

It is a weird sounding combination, I will admit, but I knew it was one I would try someday!

My cousin, Shawn, makes his own sauerkraut, and it is amazing!!

He saw the share of this soup, and he made it right away!

And he’s made it time and time again!

Every time I run into him, he asks me if I have tried it, I keep telling him, I am going to, I SWEAR!

I decided that it was TIME I did!

Every Halloween we have a soup supper at our house before we go out Trick-or-Treating.

I make three soups, two that are family favorites, and I make one new one.

This year, I made my Homemade Chicken Noodle and Beef Enchilada, and this one!

My father in law teases me about my Polish/German heritage (all in good fun) and thought this soup didn’t sound like anything he would like.

He had two bowls.

It was the first crock pot empty on Halloween.

It’s the perfect blend of creamy with just a bit of tang… fabulous!

My Father in Law said I needed to re-name the soup, I wasn’t sure what that would be, so I left well enough alone.

Yield: 6 servings

Sauerkraut, Bratwurst and Potato Soup

Name: Sauerkraut, Bratwurst and Potato Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 6 cups chicken broth; 3 cups kraut juice + water (to make 3 cups) We LOVE Frank's!!; 3 potatoes peeled and cubed; 1 small onion, diced; 4-5 stalks celery, diced; 2 cups sliced carrots; 1 stick butter; 1/2 cup flour; 1 1/2 cups milk; 2 cups cream; 2 cups sauerkraut, drained -- Frank's is the BEST!; 5 bratwursts, casing removed

A creamy, slightly tangy soup full of veggies, potatoes, bratwurst and sauerkraut.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

6 cups chicken broth
3 cups kraut juice + water (to make 3 cups) We LOVE Frank's!!
3 potatoes peeled and cubed
1 small onion, diced
4-5 stalks celery, diced
2 cups sliced carrots
1 stick butter
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups cream
2 cups sauerkraut, drained -- Frank's is the BEST!
5 bratwursts, casing removed

Instructions

Drain sauerkraut, reserving juice. Add water to kraut juice to make 3 cups. In a large soup pot, bring chicken broth and kraut/water to a boil. Add carrots and potatoes, cover and cook until veggies are desired tenderness.

In a skillet, chop and brown bratwurst until it gets nice and brown.

Remove from pan, set aside.

Do not clean pan. Add onion and celery to pan, and saute for about 5 minutes.

Add sauerkraut, continue browning until sauerkraut is cooked well.

Return bratwurst to kraut mixture.

Add to broth.

In a small saucepan, melt butter, add flour to melted butter and whisk, making a roux.

Slowly add milk and cream to flour mixture.

Cook on low whisking as it thickens.

Pour into broth and let soup simmer on low until heated through.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 936 Total Fat: 72g Saturated Fat: 38g Trans Fat: 2g Unsaturated Fat: 28g Cholesterol: 202mg Sodium: 2968mg Carbohydrates: 53g Fiber: 9g Sugar: 15g Protein: 23g

Nutrition isn't always accurate.

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If you make this recipe, I’d love to know! Snap a picture, share the photo on social media with the hashtag #AnAffairFromTheHeart – I’d love to see what you made! – Michaela

Comments

Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says

November 5, 2013 at 3:52 pm

This sounds delicious! I love sauerkraut and I’m sure it tastes amazing in soup! Pinning!

cindyzs says

September 17, 2014 at 5:45 pm

omg sound fantabulous!!! i too am polish/german with russian/native american, what a mix huh!! instead of ‘mutt’ i used to say i was ‘heinz 57’ but dont ask me where that came from, i was a kid when i started saying it, and i never knew there was such a product either, lol 😀 now i just say i am ‘abbynormal’ lol definitely going to try this and the blue cheese and cabbage!! thanks for sharing them!!

- cindyzs says
  
  September 17, 2014 at 5:48 pm
  
  ‘and’ not ‘with’
  
- Michaela Kenkel says
  
  September 18, 2014 at 10:54 pm
  
  I am anxious to hear your opinion on both of the soups 🙂

Sauerkraut, Bratwurst and Potato Soup

Sauerkraut, Bratwurst and Potato Soup

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