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Kohlrabi soup is an easy, healthy recipe and a delicious way to prepare this unique vegetable. This is an old family recipe taught to me by my husband’s family of German/Hungarian decent. Our kohlrabi soup recipe is a family favorite and is especially delicious on a cold Montana winter day!
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What is a Kohlrabi?
Kohlrabi is a vegetable I never heard of growing up and wasn’t too sure what to do with it when I saw it at the farmers market for the first time over ten years ago.
Then my husband’s aunt came to visit and we stopped by the local farmer’s market. She saw numerous venders selling kohlrabi and bought a bunch to make Kohlrabi Soup.
My husband’s family immigrated to the United States from Germany and also have Hungarian heritage. I learned that to his family, kohlrabi was not a foreign vegetable like it was to me.
When I did an internet search on kohlrabi to find out more about this intriguing vegetable, I learned that kohlrabi is commonly known as German cabbage- no wonder my husband’s family knows about kohlrabi!
I am always fascinated by my husband’s family history and especially love when relatives teach me how to cook old traditional family recipes like our favorite Palachinke recipe.
When I had the opportunity to learn first hand how to make Kohlrabi Soup from my husband’s aunt, I was so excited!
I have some German food cookbooks but those just aren’t the same as being taught a traditional German family recipe!
Kohlrabi soup is easy to make and a meal we have made numerous times since learning how to make it over ten years ago. It is so delicious!
We now grow kohlrabi in our gardens, preserve kohlrabi which I explain how to do in this post, and make kohlrabi soup year round with our homegrown kohlrabi.
If you’re looking for garden seeds to grow kohlrabi, you can find heirloom kohlrabi seeds here from our favorite seed company.
How to Make Kohlrabi Soup
Ingredients for Kohlrabi Soup:
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium yellow onion
1 pound kohlrabi
2 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken broth (here’s how to make your own chicken broth)
2 1/2 cups milk
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper
Directions for Kohlrabi Soup:
1. Peel the kohlrabi bulbs, making sure to remove any woody parts. (If you’ve never peeled a kohlrabi before, there’s more explanation in this post). Chop into small bite size pieces.
2. Select the most tender kohlrabi leaves and slice them in thin strips.
3. Chop the the onion and place in a stock pot with the butter. Sauté the onions on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Then add the sliced leaves and chopped bulbs and sauté another 3-5 minutes.
4. Add the vegetable stock/chicken broth, milk and bay leaf. Bring just to a boil then cover and simmer until the kohlrabi is tender which takes about 20-30 minutes.
5. Remove the bay leaf and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with your favorite bread.
The last time I made kohlrabi soup, I served it with a loaf of our favorite homemade bread.
It paired quite well with our delicious homemade Kohlrabi soup recipe!
Kohlrabi Soup Recipe
Annie Bernauer
Easy, delicious traditional German/Hungarian Kohlrabi Soup Recipe
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Course Soup
Cuisine German, Hungarian
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 TBS butter
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 pound Kohlrabi
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock or chicken broth
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1 Bay Leaf
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Peel the kohlrabi bulbs, making sure to remove any woody parts. Chop into small, bite sized pieces
Select the most tender kohlrabi leaves and slice them into thin strips.
Chop the onion and place it in a stock pot with the butter. Sauté the onions on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Then add the sliced kohlrabi leaves and chopped bulbs and sauté another 3-5 five minutes.
Add the vegetable broth/chicken stock, milk and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and then cover, reduce to a simmer. Cook until the kohlrabi is tender which takes about 20-30 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with your favorite bread.
Keyword kohlrabi, soup
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About Annie Bernauer
Annie Bernauer is a certified Master Gardener and Master Naturalist. She enjoys writing about her family's adventures in modern day homesteading in Montana and helping others to learn these skills.
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