Easiest Way to Make Tasty Polish Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak)

Polish Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak). This recipe for Polish kapuśniak is made with fresh cabbage, sauerkraut, and vegetables in a beefy-tomato broth. Make this soup one day in advance so it can be defatted before serving. Many kapuśniaks are made with either fresh cabbage or sauerkraut, but this recipe packs a double punch.

Kenji López-Alt] There are hundreds of variations on classic Polish kapusniak (sauerkraut and sausage soup). My version lays no claims to authenticity, but it is simple, delicious, and deeply nourishing. Sauerkraut and fresh cabbage come together for extra flavor in the broth. You can have Polish Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Polish Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak)

1. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of butter.
2. You need 1 lb of ground chuck.
3. It's 2 of fresh bratwurst links, removed from their casings.
4. It's 1 of small head of cabbage, cored and cut in eighths shreds.
5. It's 3 of carrots, sliced.
6. Prepare 1 of medium onion, chopped.
7. You need 1 of poblano pepper, fine dice.
8. You need 1 of large potato, peeled and cubed.
9. You need 1 (14.5 ounce) of can of petite dice tomatoes, juice included.
10. You need 8 ounces of sauerkraut with juice.
11. It's 16 ounces of tomato juice.
12. You need 32 ounces of Beef "Cooking Stock".
13. You need 2 1/2 cups of water.
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.
15. It's 1/4 tsp of marjoram.
16. It's 1/4 tsp of chili powder.
17. You need 1/2 tsp of paprika.
18. It's 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
19. Prepare 1 tsp of cracked pepper.

As you described, we called it kapusta. Kapusniak was more of a broth soup with very little cabbage in it. It had more of a sauerkraut taste as was made often for Wigilia (Christmas Eve dinner with no meat) My correction will be with "Babci". Here is a great internet explanation.

Polish Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak) instructions

1. Assemble all of your ingredients..
2. Chop and prep all of your veg for mise en place..
3. Melt the butter in a large soup or stock pan over high heat, add the bratwurst meat (decased) and ground chuck, break up with the spoon, and sautee till it gets a little brown. Around 3-5 minutes.
4. Add onions, poblano, carrots, and potato. Sweat these ingredients with the meat another 3 minutes or so..
5. Add cabbage and sauerkraut, sweat the cabbage and stir vigorously about 5 minutes..
6. Add tomatoes, tomato juice, beef stock, water, salt and pepper, and herb and spices..
7. Bring to a rolling boil, and lower to a gentle bubbling simmer. Cover and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally..

Kapusta, or Kapusniak is a traditional Polish cabbage soup made with pork, cabbage, sauerkraut, and onion. To give more of a zing add stewed tomatoes. (something like: after eating cabbage soup, stuff spouts from your behind, except that it vaguely rhymes in Polish), so be careful. And the d-word is considered vulgar, so there. Tags: cabbage soup , kapuśniak , Polish cooking , soups This Cabbage Soup Recipe is nothing fancy, but the flavor transports me back to my childhood. When I was a kid, my grandmother Ruth often made this Cabbage Soup.