Croatian Sour Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium potato, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon sweet hungarian paprika
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground fennel
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 small parsnip, diced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour or 2 tablespoons unbleached flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 5 cups vegetable stock, heated
• 1/2 cup sauerkraut
• sour cream, optional
• minced chives, optional

Recipe

• 1 simmer potato in salted water until tender but firm.
• 2 drain and set aside, covered.
• 3 saute the onions and paprika in the oil, add the garlic and saute for a few minues more.
• 4 mix in the fennel, bay leaf, carrots, parsnips and celery, saute for 5 minutes, stirring.
• 5 sift the flour ino the vegetables and simmer on low heat for a few minutes, stirring.
• 6 add the salt, black pepper, vinegar and vegetable stock.
• 7 simmer for 10 minutes then stir in the potatoes and sauerkraut.
• 8 garnish each bowl with sour cream or chives, serve with black bread or marbled rye.