European Kraut Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb mushroom, cleaned and chopped fine
• 1 (10 ounce) can sauerkraut, drained
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 quart water (use half & half or whole milk for thicker soup)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• paprika (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook mushrooms in 1 quart of water for 30 minutes.
• 2 add kraut and cook for another 25 minutes.
• 3 lightly brown onion in 1 tablespoon butter and add to soup.
• 4 in a saucepan, melt remaining butter.
• 5 whisk in flour and lightly brown.
• 6 add flour mixture to mushrooms, kraut and onions. cook 1 -2 minutes longer.
• 7 add salt to taste.
• 8 top each serving with a dash of paprika.