Christmas Eve Zapraska Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 medium potatoes, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans string beans, drained
• 1/2 cup sauerkraut juice
• 4 quarts water
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 -2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 cook the vegetables in water for 1 1/2 hours. add the zapraska and sauerkraut juice and cook for 30 more minutes.
• 2 **to prepare zapraska:
• 3 brown the flour in the oil until pasty, add the water mixing constantly until smooth. add to the soup and follow instructions above.