Cabbage Soup With Sausage

Prepare the ingredients. Prepare all the ingredients - we will cook with them in a moment 🍲✨

Cut the sausage and bacon. Cut the sausage into rounds and the bacon into small cubes.

Cut the onion. Peel the onion and chop it finely.

Cut the potatoes. Peel the potatoes, cut them into larger cubes, and place them in water so they do not turn brown.

Prepare the sauerkraut. Squeeze the sauerkraut lightly, let it drain, and chop it a few times; keep the sauerkraut brine.

Fry the sausage. Heat the lard in a pot and fry the sausage over medium heat until golden, about 3-4 minutes.

Fry the onion and bacon. Once the sausage is browned, remove it and fry the bacon and onion in the drippings over medium heat until golden, about 3-4 minutes.

Add the spices and tomato paste. Add the ground paprika, crushed caraway, and tomato paste, and briefly saute over low heat for about 1 minute; optionally, you can dust with flour.

Cook the potatoes. Pour in water, add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, until tender.

Add the sauerkraut and sausage. Add the sauerkraut, a little sauerkraut brine, and return the sausage, then cook for a few more minutes over low heat.

Serve. Serve on a plate with sour cream and optionally sprinkled with chopped parsley 🍽️✨