Hearty German Sour Cream Soup

Ingredients

1/2 bacon
30 gr rice
100 gr cabbage
475 ml sauce
60 gr onion
120 ml vinegar
50 gr celery
1 clove garlic
65 gr carrots
1 caraway seed
100 gr potato
3 gr salt
95 gr zucchini
10 ml worcestershire sauce
650 gr tomatoes
1 gr thyme
950 ml beef broth
240 ml sour cream
1/4 barley

Instructions

Saute bacon in heavy kettle. Add cabbage, onion, celery, carrots, potato and zucchini; reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes. Add tomatoes, beef broth, barley, and rice; simmer 2 hours. Blend in white sauce, vinegar, garlic, caraway seed, salt, Worcestershire, and thyme. Simmer about 15 minutes. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Garnish with sour cream and serve. ----