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Lithuanian Pork Spareribs and Sauerkraut Soup

By: Holly 
"This soup has a rich, smoky flavor. The recipe makes a gracious plenty, and the fall season is just cool enough to where you can really sit down and enjoy this soup!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

What to Drink?

Beer Beer
 

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Original Recipe Yield 10 to 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
  • 1 pound pork spareribs
  • 1 pound pork chops
  • 1 pound smoked pork butt
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 pounds sauerkraut
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 pounds finely chopped cabbage
  • 1/4 pound bacon
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 pound kielbasa sausage, sliced thin
  • 1 (29 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Brown the beef, spareribs and loin chops in a large heavy pot. Put the browned meats and the smoked pork butt with 1 cup of water into a separate, covered pan and simmer until tender, removing the pork chops after about 30 minutes, the butt after 1 hour, the beef after 1 1/2 to 2 hours and the spareribs after 2 hours.
  2. Meanwhile, pour off all the fat from the first pot and put in the sauerkraut and one cup of water. Stir in the chopped cabbage. Cover and cook until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes. Remove lid and keep pot on a very low simmer.
  3. In a third pan, fry bacon until crisp, then crumble into sauerkraut mixture. Remove most of the bacon fat and fry onions and flour until they just brown. Mix into sauerkraut mixture.
  4. As you remove the meats from the second pan, cut away fat and bone and cut the meat into small pieces. Add to sauerkraut mixture.
  5. Skim the fat off the meat juices and add to sauerkraut mixture. Take off skin from kielbasa and cut into slices. Add to sauerkraut mixture with the tomatoes. Salt, pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes and serve hot.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 762 | Total Fat: 56.2g | Cholesterol: 163mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2006 by VORCHA   view full review
As previous reviewers have stated, this is extremely rich flavored; a little goes a long way. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by CASCADE   view full review
We really enjoyed the soup and will make again. It makes enough to feed the Lithuanian...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2003 by emmaxwell   view full review
It is rich, and there is plenty of it, but the our slovaic family found this soup to be too...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 8, 2007 by Bill   view full review
Made this for a small dinner party. Everyone really liked it! Even those who aren't...

 

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