{"id":3393,"date":"2026-04-09T23:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:22:38","slug":"reuben-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/reuben-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Reuben Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Reuben Soup<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 ribs celery, chopped (\u00bc-inch pieces)<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>3 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>2 cups half-and-half (or milk + cream)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked corned beef, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups sauerkraut, drained and chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded Swiss cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon caraway seeds (optional, but classic flavor)<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Cook the Vegetables<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat<\/li>\n<li>Add onion and celery, cook for 5\u20136 minutes until softened<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic and cook for 1 minute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2. Make the Base<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in the flour and cook for 1\u20132 minutes (to remove raw taste)<\/li>\n<li>Slowly whisk in the chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>Add the half-and-half and stir until smooth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. Add Main Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add corned beef and sauerkraut<\/li>\n<li>Stir in Dijon mustard and caraway seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. Simmer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Let the soup simmer for 15\u201320 minutes, stirring occasionally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5. Add Cheese<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower the heat<\/li>\n<li>Gradually stir in Swiss cheese until melted and creamy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>6. Season &amp; Serve<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Top with croutons or toasted rye bread<\/li>\n<li>Extra Swiss cheese on top<\/li>\n<li>Serve with pickles for a true Reuben flavor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t boil after adding cheese \u2192 it may separate<\/li>\n<li>Drain sauerkraut well to avoid too much sourness<\/li>\n<li>For richer flavor, use beef broth instead of chicken broth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuben Soup \u00a0Ingredients 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped 2 ribs celery, chopped (\u00bc-inch pieces) 2&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3395,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393\/revisions\/3395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}