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Dinkel (Spelt) Soup
Ingredients
cook first
2 Tbsp Oil
1 cup Onion diced
cook second
1 tsp Celery Seed
1 tsp Whole Caraway Seeds
cook third
1 cup Organic Spelt Berries or Spelt Berries, soaked overnight
2 cups Russet Potatoes chopped
1 cup Carrots thickly sliced
6 to 10 cups Water or Stock
12 oz German Sausage sliced
cook fourth
2 cups Cabbage shredded
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions
Heat oil over medium heat in a soup pot. Add onions and cook until softened, about 7 minutes.
Add celery seeds and caraway seeds and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add spelt berries, potatoes, carrots and water or stock. (If using uncooked sausage, add at this time.) Bring to a gentle boil and cook 30 minutes. If liquid appears low, add additional water or stock.
If using pre-cooked sausage, add it now along with shredded cabbage and cook until sausage is heated through and cabbage has softened, about 10 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste
Notes
Dinkel is the German word for spelt.