🇨🇿 Czech Republic recipe
Zelňačka
Zelňačka is a traditional Moravian sauerkraut soup that warms you from the inside out on cold Czech winter days. It is a hearty, tangy, and smoky bowl of comfort built on a foundation of sauerkraut, enriched with smoked sausage and potatoes, and finished with a generous swirl of sour cream. The interplay of the sauerkraut's tartness, the smokiness of the sausage, and the creaminess of the sour cream creates a harmonious and deeply satisfying soup that is far more than the sum of its parts.
Prep15 mins
Cook40 mins
Serves6
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 400g sauerkraut, drained but not rinsed
- 250g smoked sausage (klobása or kielbasa), sliced into rounds
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced into 1.5cm cubes
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 liter water or chicken broth
- 200ml sour cream
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp lard or unsalted butter
- 1 tsp caraway seeds
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried marjoram
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 11 g
