Slovak Bean Soup with Sausage

Name: Slovak Bean Soup with Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 400 g white beans; 2 pcs smoked sausage; 1 pc onion; 3 cloves garlic; 2 pcs carrot; 150 g celeriac; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 1 teaspoon marjoram; 2 pcs bay leaves; 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil; 1200 ml water; salt; black pepper

Eduard LáskaSoupCzech Cuisine x se líbilo

Bean soup with sausage is a classic that warms you and fills you up reliably. The base is fried onion with sausage, joined by carrot, celery, tomato paste and white beans. Everything simmers slowly with bay leaf and marjoram into a thick, fragrant broth. The sausage lends smoke and fat, the marjoram that true Slovak aroma. It is served hot with a slice of bread, best on a frosty day. It comes together from a few basics that most kitchens already have.

Příprava: 15min

Vaření: 50min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 1h 5min

Step by step process

Frying the base

1
The base of this bean soup with sausage starts by frying. Heat the rapeseed oil in a pot and fry the finely chopped onion until translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the pressed garlic and cook for another minute, stirring constantly. The onion is the base of the flavor, so do not rush it.
2
Cut the sausage into rounds or half-rounds. Add it to the onion and fry for 3 to 4 minutes until lightly browned and the fat is released.

Cooking

3
Add the sliced carrots and diced celery. Stir in the tomato paste and sweet paprika and add the bay leaves. Pour in the water and bring to a boil.
4
Rinse the canned beans under cold water and add them to the pot. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Stir now and then so nothing sticks to the bottom.
5
Stir in the marjoram and season with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves before serving. Serve hot with bread or rolls. A spoonful of sour cream on top is a welcome touch.