Vipava Soup

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Yield 10 servings.

Ingredients:

• 15 oz Beans
• 21 oz Sauerkraut
• 1 lb Salt pork
• 1 lb Potatoes
• Water
• 1/2 c Fat
• 1 tb Flour (heaping)
• 1 Onion
• Salt
• 3 Bay leaves
• 3 Garlic cloves
• Peppercorns; to taste
• 5 tb Sour cream

Directions:

• Soak the beans overnight.
• Cut the sauerkraut into strips.
• Cook the meat, potatoes, beans and sauerkraut separately.
• When the meat is cooked, bone it and cut into cubes.
• Dice the potatoes.
• Crush the beans.
• Make a roux with the fat, flour and onion.
• Put meat and vegetables into a pot; add the roux and the bay leaves.
• Cover with the stock; cook 5 minutes longer.
• Before serving, add the sour cream.