International Recipes
German Sour Cream Soup
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound bacon, diced
- 3/4 cup chopped cabbage
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped carrots
- 3/4 cup chopped potato
- 3/4 cup sliced zucchini
- 4 cups tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1/4 cup barley
- 1/4 cup rice
- 2 cups white sauce
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon caraway seed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- 1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Instructions
- Sauté bacon in heavy kettle.
- Add cabbage, onion, celery, carrots, potato and zucchini; reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, beef broth, barley, and rice; simmer 2 hours.
- Blend in white sauce, vinegar, garlic, caraway seed, salt, Worcestershire and thyme. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Adjust seasonings if necessary.
- Garnish with sour cream and serve.