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10/15/14

Reuben Soup

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     I did this on the fly. It was a chilly, rainy fall day, and I had the ingredients left over. It was a real hit.  

Reuben Soup

2 T. butter
1 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. flour 
Beef broth, as needed to get the thickness you want
2 c. chopped cooked corned beef 
1 c. sauerkraut, drained
1/4 t. Sriracha sauce
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 c. shredded Gruyere cheese 

Sweat the onion in the butter until translucent. Add the flour and stir for 3-5 minutes; add about a cup and a half of good beef broth and stir until the mixture thickens. Add the corned beef, sauerkraut, Sriracha sauce. Taste and add salt and pepper to your liking. 

Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring frequently and adding more broth as needed. 

While that's cooking, butter a couple of slices of rye bread and place in a 350 degree oven for 5-10 minutes until they're hot and crunchy.  Allow to cool and slice into croutons. 

Right before serving, add the cheese to the soup, stir, and serve with the croutons. 

Note: If I'd had any, I might have added a dash or two of caraway seeds. I looked for them...
 

Comments (8)

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Linda (LRuthers)

 

 





     I'm convinced that there are many more bad recipes than there are bad cooks. The problem is that sometimes decent cooks use bad recipes and then believe that the poor results are their fault.


     When people print recipes in cookbooks, magazines, etc. or when they post them online, they seldom tell the pitfalls or the little tips needed to make the recipe turn out well. And, too, quite a few printed recipes contain typos!


     I search for recipes that are good. Dependable. I'm not a chef. I'm a mother and grandmother who's been cooking for >45 years.


     I believe that any recipe posted for the general public should be one that I can master. If not, there's something wrong with the recipe.


     I post my successes and my failures, and tell what I learned when following each new recipe. I learn more from my mistakes. I don't know what that says about me.


     The very best recipes are the ones that are inexpensive, delicious AND easy. And there are a lot of those.


     Sometimes, I spend a little more and work a little harder for a recipe that seems to be one that will make people really happy.


Thanks, Linda


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