Comments on: Another classic Czech recipe: Sauerkraut Soup (Zelnacka)

By: Tanja

Tanja — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:16:46 +0000

Hi Val,and you are very welcome! Do you use the water from the sauerkraut too?
I can’t wait to try your beer variation.

By: Val

Val — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:07:55 +0000

This is wonderful! I can’t emphasize enough how a good bread compliments this. I drain and rinse the sauerkraut, and add a bottle of beer to the chicken stock. Sometimes I put in a package of frozen vegetables if I have them on hand, and green beans go very well in this. Thanks so much for posting its history, although its a family recipe I had no idea where it had come from. Now knowing that we have Czech roots, its fun to think that it was handed down.

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By: Nicola

Nicola — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:56:14 +0000

Very good recipe. According to my Czech husband, it is very much tastes of home. I am a Canadian, and he enjoys my cooking, but sometimes gets nostalgic for his childhood favourites. I decided to scour the Internet for a good zelnacka recipe, and he really likes this one. He just recommended that I add a couple of bay leaves to it, like his grandmother does. ^_^