- prep: 50 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 50 min
Summary
Two types of pork -- bacon and spareribs -- and cabbage -- Savoy and sauerkraut -- are the stars in our version of the hearty Polish soup known as kapusniak.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces bacon, chopped
- 3 medium leeks, white and light-green parts only, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, then washed well and drained (1 cup)
- 4 pounds pork spareribs, cut crosswise into 4 sections
- 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch rounds (1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 small Savoy cabbage, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces (3 cups)
- 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced lengthwise (1 cup)
- 2 cups sauerkraut, drained
- 2 tablespoons caraway seeds
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Fresh dill, sour cream, seeded rye bread, and salted butter, for serving
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 720 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 49 g 75.71%
- Saturated Fat: 17 g 83.89%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 205 mg 68.47%
- Sodium: 768 mg 31.99%
- Calcium: 74 mg 7.45%
- Potassium: 1019 mg 29.13%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 15.89%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 6 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 3.03%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 59 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 4 g
- Vitamin A 20.27%
- Vitamin C 13.83%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat6
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat8
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total8 oz-eq