Caraway Sour Cream Soup Food

MUSHROOM-CARAWAY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the caraway seeds and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they begin to wilt, about 5 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Add the carrots and broth, cover and bring to a simmer. Uncover and cook until the carrots are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, combine the onion, vinegar and a pinch of salt in a bowl and let marinate while the soup simmers. Toast the bread.
• Divide the soup among bowls and top with sour cream and the marinated onion. Serve with the toast.

POTATO AND SAUERKRAUT SOUP WITH KIELBASA

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large wide pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the kielbasa and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Add the onion, diced celery and potatoes to the pot and cook, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon, until the onion and celery are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the caraway seeds and sauerkraut and cook, scraping up any remaining browned bits, 1 to 2 more minutes. Add 6 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Uncover, reduce the heat to a rapid simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir together the heavy cream and mustard in a small bowl. Once the potatoes are tender, reduce the heat to medium low and whisk the heavy cream mixture into the soup. Return the kielbasa to the pot. Increase the heat to medium and simmer until thickened slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the soup among bowls. Top with the chopped celery leaves and dill.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH WITH CARAWAY AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp, then crumble and set aside.
• Add onions to skillet and brown on medium low in drippings.
• Stir in paprika and caraway seed.
• Cook for 10 to 15 seconds, stirring.
• Add meat.
• Stir to coat evenly withpaprika.
• Add 2 cups of the tomatoes, cover and simmer for 1 hour, until meat is almost tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add potato and cook 25 minutes more, until potatoes and meat are both tender.
• Stir in reserved tomatoes and heat thru.
• Sprinkle with reserved bacon and serve with sour cream if desired.

RED CABBAGE, APPLE AND CARAWAY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and sauté for about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add apples and sauté until tender, for about 4 minutes.
• Add cabbage and sauté until softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add caraway seeds and stir 1 minute.
• Add broth, wine vinegar and honey.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add a dollop of sour cream on top of bowls.
• Sprinkle with parsley.