kapusta (ukrainian soup)

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Noel Perry
Richland, WA

Serve with your favorite crusty bread. Kapusta [kah-POOS-tah], the Russian, Belarusian, Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech (used mainly to refer to Savoy cabbage and sometimes Brussels sprout) and Slovak word for cabbage, is a popular dish in Polish and Slovak cooking. Its primary ingredient has been pickled into sauerkraut[1] and, in some places, kapusta simply refers to this plain sauerkraut. By Shawn Prentiss, Sacramento, CA 2007

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For kapusta (ukrainian soup)

  • 8 slice
    bacon
  • 1 lg
    onion
  • 2 can
    tomato soup
  • 1 lg
    sauerkraut, canned
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1 tsp
    salt and pepper
  • 1/2 pkg
    kielbasa

How To Make kapusta (ukrainian soup)

  • 1
    Sautee bacon, kielbasa and onion together.
  • 2
    In a large stock pot - add sauerkraut, 2 cans soup and bay leaf. Add enough water to cover sauerkraut 1 inch above and bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper.
  • 3
    When bacon, kielbasa and onions are ready, add to sauerkraut (grease and all). Mix and simmer covered for at least 1 hour.

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