3 Simple Ways to
Share What You Make

With Instructables you can share what you make with the world — and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.

PhotosPhotos

Share one or more photos of a project, recipe, or whatever you've made, quickly and easily.

Get Started

Learn more & Get Tips

Step by StepStep-By-Step

Share your step-by-step photos with text instructions of what you made so others can do it too!

Get Started

Learn more & Get Tips

VideoVideo

Share your how-to video. You'll need your embed code from a video site such as YouTube.

Get Started

Learn more & Get Tips

Print PDF

Favorite

Slovak smoked sausage and sauerkraut soup (kapusta polievka)

last photo ←

Years and years ago when I spent my first christmas with my girlfriends parents, (her father is hungarian, her mother is slovak, she herself was born in bratislava slovakia,) her dad made sauerkraut soup.

I was dubious at first, but I'm ALWAYS game to try new ethnic food, and after a healthy dollop of sour cream, I dove in and fell in love with slovak/eastern european food with the first bite.

What follows is a quick guide on how to make slovak sour kraut soup. if you have never had it, you are in for a treat.

21 comments

Mar 9, 2012. 9:01 PMKate711 says:

Where is the recipe? How much stock and when do you add sauerkraut. The pictures don't tell me anything. Please...I want to make this on Sunday.

Mar 19, 2012. 2:52 PMjfdimarco (author) says:

Kate711 - for some reason, when I wrote this, the instructions appeared on the pictures themselves. Click the little 'i' on the pictures and it will show my comments. You'll need about 2 quarts chicken stock!

Sep 16, 2011. 5:47 PMbackyardmunitionist says:

Odd but I can only see the introduction. Is there more that got removed or is it a pictorial only?

Sep 19, 2011. 2:08 PMjfdimarco (author) says:

It seems as though my picture comments have been removed. Odd. i'll see about fixing it.

Sep 19, 2011. 6:45 PMbackyardmunitionist says:

Thanks, the soup looks awesome, I was so disappointed when I couldn't find any instructions.

Oct 1, 2010. 12:47 PMlamka says:

Hi. I'm from Slovakia and it is Kapustova polievka or Kapustnica no kapusta polievka.It is most delicious >D.

Mar 26, 2011. 11:03 AMmased007 says:

Im slovak too. Je fajn ze tuto super stránku navatevujú aj slováci.

Dec 15, 2010. 8:26 AMBalintRules says:

I like that aswel :D

Jan 16, 2011. 11:09 AMnutka1111 says:

I'm 100% polish, but raised mostly in the USA. I'v never made this soup before and would love to try my hand at it. What are the herbs in the picture, I can't make them out. Is one of them thyme? What is the other?

Jan 17, 2011. 9:36 AMjfdimarco (author) says:

The herbs I used are Thyme, Marjoram, garlic, white onion, salt, celery, carrot, and caraway seed :)

Sep 30, 2010. 5:46 PMpalkoc says:

Great! Only two ortographic commets: "kapusta polievka" -> "Kapustova polievka", kliebasa ->klobasa :)

I'm a Slovak, currently living in Brazil... Thanks for remebering me the Christmas time :D

Dec 15, 2010. 8:24 AMBalintRules says:

im 1/3rd hungarian 1/3rd english and 1/3 slovak!

Dec 15, 2010. 8:22 AMBalintRules says:

hey im hungarian! :)

Oct 2, 2010. 10:57 PMScreamo says:

Who need the SOUP PART :) just eat the yummy meat.

Oct 1, 2010. 8:45 PMrob78901 says:

what brand/model knife is that?

Oct 2, 2010. 8:05 PMjfdimarco (author) says:

The knife shown is a Friedrick Dick. (F. dick or Friedr. Dick) It's a great medium weight all purpose chef's knife that will run you about $150.oo

Oct 2, 2010. 10:47 AMmanne says:

My husband is part Slovak and introduced me to this soup - we've loved it for years! Luckily, we have a local Polish deli and can buy something very similar, the only noticeable difference is a little dill. I believe they call it Kapusniak (spelling is probably wrong) but they smile politely and accept the English translation of 'cabbage soup'. I can't wait to surprise my husband with a homemade batch - thanks!

Oct 2, 2010. 7:23 AM

Paperduck says:

It's cooking on the stove as I am writing this, thank you for this instructable!
Luckily I have a great Polish butcher around the corner so I had no trouble finding the sausage and the smoked ribs. \o/

Oct 1, 2010. 12:57 PMlamka says:

And if you have interest I can write instructables with lesson of Slovak langaue.(Excuze me I must go learn English).

Oct 1, 2010. 12:21 PMalexxas77 says:

Really good instruction!
Download Skype

Sep 20, 2009. 10:05 AMgrapeshot says:

This is a GREAT Instructable. Thanks for putting it together. My parents were Hungarian, and although my mother cooked lots of Hungarian foods, she never made this soup. Not even once! I first had it at a restaurant, and thought it was the most delicious soup that I ever had. I've been looking for a good recipe ever since. FYI, for those who live in places where you can't easily get good, smoked sausages (like where I live, for example), I've had great success using mail order. My usual source is www.eurofoodmart.com. (I have no affiliation with that site.)