The Holiday

RECIPES - KISLBASA SOUP

In northern climes, fufilling the commandment of eating in the sukkah can be a chilling experience. Even though the bees of summer might hamper your lunch in the afternoon, the winds of winter will neccesitate a coat for dinner. Our antidote is an interesting appropriation of a soup recipe that is both hardy and hot.

Kielbasa Soup

l cup navy beans
2 cups water
l carrot peeled and diced
l red bell pepper cored seeded and diced
l small onion peeled and chopped
l large garlic clove minced
1/2 teaspoon medium-hot paprika
3 cups chicken broth
l (l pound) can crushed tomatoes
l bay leaf
1/4 pound kielbasa or hot dogs chopped
salt and pepper to taste
6 beef fry

Cover beans with water, bring to a boil for 1 minute. Let stand 1 hour covered in the hot water. Meanwhile, saute beef fry slices until browned and crisp. Saute carrot and pepper for 5 min. Add onion and garlic and saute 5 minutes more. Stir in paprika. Allow mixture to brown slightly, while stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Add a little of the chicken broth and stir up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Add 2 cups chicken broth. Stir in crushed tomatoes, bay leaf and sausage. Drain liquid off beans and stir beans into mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer soup 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the beans are tender. Add remaining chicken broth to thin soup. Remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Add crumbled beef fry and serve.

Veggies: It's easy to sub veggie hot dogs for the kielbasa and change the soup base to vegetable, onion, or fake chicken.

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