Tomatoes and sauerkraut? This combination, which I saw on Karol Okrasa's TV programme, seemed very eccentric to me. I don't remember what the MasterChef added to it, but I promised to try it someday.

In my soup, together with sauerkraut and tomatoes, I had smoked bacon, onion, chili pepper and bulgur. The soup was perfect for winter days: strong, warming and satisfying. It could be excellent as a rich one-course dinner.

Ingredients (for 2 people)
1 small onion
150g of smoked bacon
1 clove of garlic
150g of sauerkraut
300ml of vegetable stock
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tin of tomatoes (cubed)
half a chili pepper
3 tablespoons of minced chives
100g of bulgur

Dice the onion and smoked bacon. Fry them in a pan. Chop the sauerkraut and add it to the bacon. Fry for 15 minutes stirring from time to time. Melt the butter in a separate pan. Add the minced chili pepper and tomatoes. Fry for 5 minutes and blend thoroughly. Put the sauerkraut with the bacon, tomatoes and vegetable stock into a saucepan. Spice it up with salt and pepper and boil for 20 minutes. Boil the bulgur according to the recipe on the packaging. Serve the hot soup with bulgur and minced chives.

Enjoy your meal!

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