Żywiec kwaśnica, sauerkraut soup with pork
Żywiec Mountain Sour Soup: Pork spine cooked with vegetables for the soup, then combined in a broth with sauerkraut, dried mushrooms, and garlic, served w…
Żywiec is a traditional Polish dish that combines pork, fermented cabbage, and mushrooms. It’s a simple yet delicious recipe that requires several steps to prepare.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time1 hr 30 min
- Total1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$15.53 $3.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $13.08
- $1.90
- $0.17
- $0.25
- $0.09
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cook the meat and vegetables in the lightly salted water until tender, then remove it from the bone.
- Aside from that, cook the sauerkraut with the chopped onion.
- Cook the mushrooms separately, then slice them.
- Combine the meat, sauerkraut, and mushrooms in the meat cooking broth.
- Add the crushed garlic, salt, pepper, and bring to a boil.
- Serve with locally grown apples. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Żywiec kwaśnica, sauerkraut soup with pork
- 800 g of pork back with the bone$13.08
- 700 g of sauerkraut$1.90
- 80 g of onion$0.17
- 50 g of dried mushrooms$0.25
- 1 clove of garlic$0.09
- 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
Total$15.53
that's $3.88 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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