Slovak Christmas Eve Mushroom Soup

Slovak Christmas Eve Mushroom Soup

Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 -2 lb onion, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups butter, divided (May need a little more)
• 2 lbs mushrooms, finely chopped (we use white mushrooms)
• 1 quart water
• 10 (7 1/2 ounce) cans sauerkraut juice
• 1/4 cup flour

Directions

• 1 Saute chopped onions in 1 cup butter until golden brown.
• 2 Add finely chopped mushrooms to onions, and cook until mushrooms are done.
• 3 Add water and cans of sauerkraut juice, bring to boil, lower heat and simmer 1/2 hour.
• 4 In a small sauce pan brown remaining 1/4 cup butter, adding flour to make a roux.
• 5 Slowly add some soup juice (about 2 cups) to the roux, stirring to blend.
• 6 Add roux to soup and cook another 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Serve.