Kielbasa Soup

This Kielbasa Soup is a perfect meal for a cold evening at home.  It is full of sausages, potatoes, and vegetables.

The spices and sour cream give it a tangy and smoky flavor.  It’s filling enough to be a meal by itself.  Two bowls of this and my husband and I were full.

This was one of the many soups my mom used to make on a regular basis when I was growing up.  It was her variation on the Hungarian Sausage Soup that was popular in Romania.

What is Kielbasa?

Kielbasa is a type of smoked sausage.  It is Polish, although other Eastern European countries have a version of it.  For example, according to Wikipedia, in Hungarian it’s known as Kolbasz.

What you’ll need for the soup:

• 2 slices uncured bacon, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup carrot, chopped
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 3 lb potatoes, chopped
• 1 Kielbasa sausage, chopped
• 1-1/2 cup broccoli, chopped
• 1 cup (vine-ripened) tomatoes, diced
• 6 to 7 cups chicken stock
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried dill
• 1 chicken bullion cube
• 1/4  to 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (this along with the sausage will give the soup that smoky aroma)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/3  to 1/2 cup sour cream (depending on how tangy you like it)

How to make the soup:

1.  Combine the butter and bacon in a pot.  On medium heat, cook until the butter melts and the bacon starts to render some fat.

2.  Add the carrots, celery, onions, and pepper to the bacon fat.
Cook for about 6 minutes, or until the vegetables start to soften.

3. Stir in the kielbasa sausage pieces.  Cook for 1 minute.

4.  Add the potatoes and broccoli.  Cook for 1 minute.

5.  Next, add the diced tomatoes, chicken stock, ketchup, and spices (salt, pepper, parsley, dill, bouillon cube, smoked paprika, and onion powder.

6.  Simmer on medium heat for about 30-35 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked.

Test a potato to see that it’s cooked.

In a measuring cup, combine the sour cream with a ladle of the soup to bring the cream to temperature. Otherwise, it could curdle.  Pour the mixture back into the pot.  This will give the soup that delicious tangy flavor.

Stir until mostly smooth.  Add more herbs if you like.

We used to serve it with plenty of extra sour cream and some crunchy bread.

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Kielbasa Soup

This Kielbasa Soup is full of sausages, potatoes, and vegetables.  The spices and sour cream give it a tangy and smoky flavor.

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine Eastern European, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian

Keyword Kielbasa, Smoked Sausage, Soup, Soups

Ingredients

• 2 slices uncured bacon chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup carrot chopped
• 3/4 cup onion chopped
• 3/4 cup bell pepper chopped
• 3 lb potatoes chopped
• 1 Kielbasa Sausage chopped
• 1-1/2 cup broccoli chopped
• 1 cup vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
• 6 to 7 cups chicken stock
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried dill
• 1 chicken bullion cube
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika this along with the sausage will give the soup that smoky aroma
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup sour cream depending on how tangy you like it

Instructions

1. Combine the butter and bacon in a pot.  On medium heat, cook until the butter melts and the bacon starts to render some fat.
2. Add the carrots, celery, onions, and pepper to the bacon fat.  Cook for about 6 minutes, or until the vegetables start to soften.
3. Stir in the kielbasa sausage pieces.  Cook for 1 minute.
4. Add the potatoes and broccoli.  Cook for 1 minute.
5. Next, add the diced tomatoes, chicken stock, ketchup, and spices (salt, pepper, parsley, dill, bouillon cube, smoked paprika, and onion powder.
6. Simmer on medium heat for about 30-35 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked.
7. In a measuring cup, combine the sour cream with a ladle of the soup to bring the cream to temperature. Otherwise, it could curdle.  Pour the mixture back into the pot.  This will give the soup that delicious tangy flavor.

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