5 from 20 votes
Swede Soup (Rutabaga Soup)
Swede Soup is a hearty soup highlighting rutabaga, potato, carrot, and onions, cooked with bacon and cabanossi sausage in a chicken stock base seasoned with marjoram, bay leaves, and balsamic vinegar. This peppery soup offers a rich combination of creamy vegetables and cured meats, balanced with a subtle tang from vinegar for depth.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
349 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
German
Ingredients
- 1 lb rutabaga 450 g, aka swede
- 3 carrot about 5.5 oz/ 150 g, medium
- 1.3 lb potato 600 g
- 2 onion 7 oz/ 200 g
- 1 tablespoon lard or olive oil
- 3.5 g Bacon 100 g
- 5 ½ cups chicken stock 1.2 liter
- 2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 3 bay leaf
- 7 oz cabanossi sausage 200 g, Note 1, cured sausage, example cabanossi
- 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar to taste
- salt fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper Note 2, freshly ground
Instructions
- Prepare vegetables: Peel the swede, carrots, and potatoes. Cut swede and potatoes into regular cubes, slice the carrots, but keep the different vegetables separated. Chop the onions finely.
- Prepare meats: Chop the bacon into small pieces and cut the sausages into slices. Keep them separated.
- Saute: Heat lard or oil in a large soup pot. Add bacon, onions, and carrots and saute them for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add swede and potato cubes, cook for about 2 minutes, stirring to coat them.
- Cook: Add stock, marjoram, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Cover, and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 30 minutes until the vegetables are almost done.
- Add sausages and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
- Adjust the taste with balsamic vinegar. Start with 1 tablespoon and add more to taste. Add salt as required and add a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper; the swede soup should taste somewhat peppery.
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Notes
- Use cured or cooked sausages like cabanossi, kielbasa, or bratwurst, ensuring raw meats are cooked through before finishing the soup.
- Apply freshly ground black pepper liberally to achieve the intended peppery flavor.
Nutrition Information
Calories
349kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
648mg
(27%)
Potassium
1116mg
(24%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
5111IU
(102%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 349
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 349kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 648mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 1116mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 5111IU | 102% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.