Family Recipe From Supermodel Heidi Klum For Sauerkraut Soup

Steps:

• Sauté ground beef and pork and onions with olive oil in a soup pot until brown.
• Add sauerkraut and mushrooms (with their liquids) and pickles; stir together with the meat.
• Add entire bottle of sauce or ketchup and the vegetable broth.
• Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add heavy cream and cook for 1 more minute, then serve.

Steps:

• Coarsely chop onions, finely mince cloves.
• In a large pot (big enough for the sauerkraut, beef and 8 cups of liquid) heat oil and saute onions and cloves until onions are translucent, then add the ground beef. Cook until done, mashing all lumps of meat thoroughly with a fork. There should not be big lumps of meat when it's done.
• Pull the sauerkraut apart (don't dump it into the pot in a lump, or you will have burger soup with a giant sauerkraut dumpling) and add it to the meat in small portions. Immediately add tomato paste, tomato juice and beef stock. Mix well, then add one tablespoon pepper, paprika powder and caraway and some salt (depending on how salty the stock already is).
• Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes.
• Try the soup and add salt and spices to taste, then add Tabasco to taste.
• Finely slice the cucumbers and add to soup, let simmer for five more minutes.
• Finely chop the parsley.
• Serve the soup in bowls, garnish with one dollop of sour cream and some parsley.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add sausage, potatoes, onions, carrots and chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for around 30 minutes, until potatoes are cooked.
• Add sauerkraut and tomato paste, mixing well.
• Return to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer another 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Rinse the sauerkraut in cold water and leave to drain.
• Place sauerkraut, onion, garlic and cold water in a large saucepan with seasoning.
• Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fry the chopped bacon in a deep frying pan until the fat starts to run.
• Stir in the paprika and mix into the sauerkraut mixture.
• Return to a gentle simmer for another 15 minutes then add the dill and sausage of your choice.
• Stir in the cream, check the seasoning and reheat until just on the point of boiling.
• Serve with rye bread.