This is a great and filling meal soup: delicious meatballs, lentils and mustard are what you need for this sauerkraut soup recipe! Have you ever thought of adding sauerkraut to a soup before?
So it is the middle of the week and the hubs is not feeling very well today. And because of that he was still in bed around noon.
Feel Better Soup
So I made him a lunch then soup to perk him up a bit.
And I really think he enjoyed this sauerkraut and meatball soup! The lightly sour flavor is very soothing for an upset stomach.
And it worked because he was feeling much better after lunch!
I have to remember this soup, it seems to work miracles!
Best Sauerkraut Soup Recipe with Meatballs
What a treat.
I just added a couple of meatballs to the soup to fill up our stomachs a little more… Ah well, who doesn’t love a good old meatball soup from time to time!
But have you ever thought of also adding sauerkraut to your soup before?
KitchenAid Cook Processor
I prepared this soup in my KitchenAid Cook Processor (I love that machine) but you can also prepare it in a normal soup pan. I really do hope you like this one!!
For the Cook Processor recipe: scroll down to the second recipe here on this page!
Do you love recipes with sauerkraut?
Then you should also check my tacos with pork belly and sauerkraut!
Enjoy!
Best Sauerkraut Soup Recipe with Meatballs Recipe
This is a great and filling meal soup then: delicious meatballs, lentils and mustard are what you need for this sauerkraut soup recipe!
- 10,5 oz canned sauerkraut (350 g), drained weight
- 9 oz ground beef (250 g)
- 4 tbsp canned lentils drained
- 3 cups water (720 ml)
- 1 medium shallot chopped
- 1 medium garlic clove chopped
- ½ beef bouillon cube
- 1 tsp strong mustard
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- a handful pickled gherkins sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- pepper
- salt
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Season the ground beef with pepper and salt. Knead it well and then roll 12 even meatballs from the mince.
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Then add the chopped shallot and garlic clove to a high pan together with the olive oil and the bay leaves.
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Place the pan over medium heat until hot and gently fry the shallot for 3 minutes. Then add the sauerkraut, the water, beef bouillon, the mustard, tomato paste and the pickled gherkins. Season the soup with a pinch of pepper.
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Bring the soup to a good boil and keep it there for 5 minutes. Then add the meatballs, the freshly chopped parsley and then drained lentils to the soup.
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Turn the heat lower to medium and cook the soup for 10 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through. Then remove the bay leaves. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary.
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Scoop the sauerkraut into bowls, and then top with the meatballs and remaining soup. Serve hot.
Best Sauerkraut Soup Recipe with Meatballs – KitchenAid Cook Processor
This is a great and filling meal soup: delicious meatballs, lentils and mustard are what you need for this sauerkraut soup!
I added meatballs to fill our stomachs a little extra… Ah who doesn’t love meatball soup!
So I also prepared this sauerkraut soup in my KitchenAid Cook Processor, it is really simple and quick to do! Gosh I love that machine…
Enjoy this meatball soup!
Best Sauerkraut Soup Recipe with Meatballs Recipe
This is a great and filling meal soup then: delicious meatballs, lentils and mustard are what you need for this sauerkraut soup recipe!
- 10,5 oz canned sauerkraut (350 g), drained weight
- 9 oz ground beef (250 g), rolled into 12 small balls
- 4 tbsp canned lentils drained
- 3 cups water (720 ml)
- 1 medium shallot peeled
- ½ beef bouillon cube
- 1 medium garlic clove peeled
- 1 tsp strong mustard
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- a handful pickled gherkins sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- pepper
- salt
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Place the shallot and garlic clove into the bowl of the Cook Processor fitted with the MultiBlade. Press PULSE for 10 seconds and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Then remove the MultiBlade and replace it with the StirAssist. Add the olive oil and the bay leaves.
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Select Boil P3 and press Start. Press Start once more to activate Step 1. Then add the sauerkraut, the water, beef bouillon, mustard, tomato paste and pickled gherkins. Season with a pinch of pepper.
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Press Start to activate Step 2. Then after that, add the meatballs, the freshly chopped parsley and the drained lentils.
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Press Start to activate Step 3. Once the program is finished, remove the bay leaves.
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Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary. Then scoop the sauerkraut into bowls, and top with the meatballs and remaining soup. Serve hot.
This looks amazing! I will have to try this recipe!
Isn’t this a famous german & polish soup!? This looks delicious, I’m definitely going to try this sometime soon ! 🙂