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I have been travelling to the Czech Republic for years and have been trying our neighbours’ cuisine for years. I am not a fan of all dishes, but I have become convinced of some of them over time. I like fried cheese, sometimes I am a fan of knedliky, but my favourite dish has always been garlic soup (check recipe). During our last trip, I met a new soup. Kyselica will probably join the list of these favourites. I am only surprised that It was the first time…
Kyselica
It is sometimes called Wallachian cabbage soup (Valašska region) and it has a lot in common with polish cabbage soup. Of course, there are many recipes, some of them mention mushrooms as one of the main ingredients. I will share with you a proven recipe for such soup, which we ate in the brewery in Rožnov (Rožnov pod Radhostem) and during the Masopust in the local open-air museum.
Ingredients
- 400 g of sauerkraut
- 5 slices of bacon – about 100 g
- a piece of sausage – about 150 g
- 5 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 tablespoons of wheat flour
- 5-6 tablespoons of cream, a minimum 18%
- 2 cloves of garlic (although I gave more;))
- hot water
- 3 bay leaves
- 5 grains of allspice
- salt pepper
Preparation
Dice the bacon and fry it. Add the chopped onion and fry it for a while until it is translucent. Add potatoes, chopped garlic and sliced sausage, bay leaf and allspice. Fry the whole thing for a while, sprinkle with flour and add the chopped cabbage. Stir-frying on low heat for about 2-3 minutes. Pour water over it and cook for 40-50 minutes, until the potatoes are soft. At the end pour the cream (it is best to first mix a small amount of the soup with the cream in a smaller vessel and then add it to the pot), season with salt and pepper.
And ready! We like this taste very much – do you? :)
Enjoy your meal :)
