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Soup is excellent for the evening meal with some crusty bread, or Brötchen, as it is light fare. Popular soups in Germany are potato soup and soljanka (a Hungarian soup adapted to the German palate).

Bean & Pork Sausage Ragout (Eintopf) Recipe

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This is a good one pot stew for cold nights. Serve with some warmed, crusty bread on the side.

  • 1 pound of ground pork
  • 1 small onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 15 ounce can, crushed or diced tomatoes
  • 1 15 ounce can of white kidney beans
  • 1 can, chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup, sauerkraut
  • 1 Tbsp basil, fresh ground
  • 1/2 cup dry macaroni
  • 1/2 cup, romano cheese, grated

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Erbsensuppe – Split Pea Soup Recipe

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Another great comfort food, and very easy to make.

Difficulty: Easy.
Preparation time:  2 hours
Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound of dry split peas (1 bag)
  • water
  • 4 fresh bay leaves, chopped
  • 1 cup of carrots, sliced
  • 2 stalks of celery, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 4 beef bouillon cubes OR 2 cans of beef or vegetable broth
  • 1 cup hot dogs, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • salt
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

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Kartoffelsuppe – German Potato Soup Recipe

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This is a good, staple recipe for cool weather nights. The potato soup is not the creamy kind, but a thinner broth based soup.  You can add sour cream and hot dogs (Würstchen) to make it a bit heartier. This is also good with Wasa crisp bread on the side.

Difficulty: Easy.
Preparation time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6.

Ingredients:Kartoffelsuppe

  • 7 – 8 medium potatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 1/2 liter vegetable broth
  • 2 Tbs. butter
  • 1/2 liter buttermilk
  • salt, to taste
  • white pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 2 tsp. marjoram, flakes
  • Optional: parsley to garnish
  • Optional: hot dogs, sliced

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Hackfleischsuppe – Ground Meat Soup Recipe

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(German version below.)

This is a great comfort soup that is very forgiving as far as substitutions. Our 5 year old loves this soup, but beware the fat content! 😉

Difficulty: simple
Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Portions: 6

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound, ground meat (I usually use turkey, but meatloaf mix is closer to the mix our German relatives use, and I have also used beef in a pinch.)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 5 bunches of leek (I have also used scallions instead, with no drastic taste change)
  • 2 cans, mushrooms OR 2 cups of fresh mushrooms
  • 2 Liters of broth, beef or vegetable works best
  • 2 c. of Velveeta, or similar type of cheese product

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