BETTY'S BAVARIAN POTATO AND SAUSAGE SOUP

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A thick, creamy and fragrant German soup filled with bacon, sausages and vegetables. This is a meal in a bowl! Don't add the sausages too early as they'll become leathery. This soup has been a favourite of my children's for years and is my version of the soup from my favourite German restaurant on the sunshine coast of Queensland.

Provided by Betty Bramanis @RecipesandSmallTalk

Categories     Chowders

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 tablespoon(s) butter
1 large onion, diced
2 large carrots, diced small
3 celery stalks, diced small
1/2 pound(s) bacon, diced
5 - 6 potatoes, peeled and diced medium-sized
1 teaspoon(s) fennel seed
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
8 - 10 juniper berries
12 cups water
2 teaspoon(s) beef bouillon
4 dried bay leaves
1 pound continental frankfurts, sliced into thin coins
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon(s) cracked pepper
1 cup(s) cream

Steps:

  • In a large heavy based saucepan, heat the butter until melted over a medium high heat. Fry the onions until translucent. Add the carrots, celery and bacon. Fry for 3 - 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the fennel seeds and marjoram, fry until fragrant - about 30 to 60 seconds.
  • Add the water, potatoes, bay leaves, juniper berries, bullion, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir every now and then.
  • Add the sliced sausages and simmer for another 5 - 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the cream. Stir through and serve.
  • Try to remove the juniper berries and bay leaves when fishing into bowls.

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