Kapustnica
The Christmas Eve soup of Slovakia: sauerkraut simmered with dried mushrooms, smoked meat, prunes and paprika into a deep, sour celebration bowl.
What it is
The Christmas Eve soup of Slovakia: sauerkraut simmered with dried mushrooms, smoked meat, prunes and paprika into a deep, sour celebration bowl. Ingredients: sauerkraut and its juice, dried wild mushrooms, smoked sausage and ham, prunes, garlic, onion, bay, allspice, paprika, sour cream (on Christmas Eve in some regions, kept meatless). Recipe: 1) Soak mushrooms; simmer kraut with meats and spices. 2) Add mushrooms and prunes. 3) Cook low for hours until the sourness mellows and deepens. 4) Adjust with the kraut juice. Serve: as the first course of the Christmas Eve feast, when tradition often keeps it fast-day meatless. Flavor: sour, smoky, foresty. History: kapustnica anchors Slovak Vianoce; regional recipes swear by fish, by cream, or by neither — all fiercely. See also: Bryndzové Halušky, Pagáče.
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