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Ingredients

  • 1 cup onion, minced
  • 3 -4 slices bacon, diced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 45 ounces canned peas
  • salt & pepper, to taste
  • 14 teaspoon nutmeg (or more)
  • 12 cup sauerkraut, drained & chopped (or more)
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream, when serving (optional)

Method

  • Saute the onions and chopped bacon with the butter (for flavor) in a soup pot, until the onions are transparent.
  • Thicken with flour.
  • Add beef stock.
  • Drain one of the 3 cans of peas, discarding that liquid.
  • Keeping the liquid from the other 2 cans of peas.
  • Put each can of peas, one at a time into a blender to puree.
  • Add pureed peas to the soup pot.
  • Add salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Add chopped kraut.
  • Heat through about 5 minutes.
  • Serve with a dollop of sour cream, (opt).