Old Belarusian Kapusnik

Description
Cabbage soup

Ingredients

 * 1 l mushroom stock
 * 400 g sauerkraut
 * 1 onion
 * 1 carrot
 * 30 g boiled (15 g dried) mushrooms
 * 1 tsp flour
 * 1 tsp sugar
 * 1 – 2 tbsp plum jam
 * 8 potatoes
 * 1 tbsp pork fat
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Prepare the mushroom stock.
 * 2) Stew the sauerkraut with pork fat.
 * 3) Saute the shredded carrots and onions.
 * 4) Add the sauteed vegetables to boiling stock and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, adding shredded boiled mushrooms, plum jam, flour blended with some stock, sugar, salt.
 * 5) Pour out the kapusnik in helping jugs and keep in oven for some time.
 * 6) Serve with baked potatoes.