Ingredients

Title Value
1.
Onion, chopped
1 large
2.
Celery, chopped
4 stalks
3.
Red bell pepper, chopped
1
4. Butter 1 cup
5.
Garlic, minced
2 cloves
6.
Dried tarragon
½ teaspoon
7.
Caraway seeds
½ teaspoon
8.
All-purpose flour
½ cup
9.
Beef stock
4 cups
10.
Half-and-half
1 quart
11.
Cooked corned beef, chopped
1 pound
12. Sauerkraut 1 cup
13.
Seasoned salt (such as Spice Islands® Beau Monde Seasoning)
1 teaspoon
14.
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon
15.
Shredded Swiss cheese, divided
2 ½ cups
16.
Rye croutons
1 (6 ounce) package

Cooking

1 . Stage

Cook and stir onion, celery, red bell pepper, butter, garlic, tarragon, and caraway seeds in a stock pot over medium heat until vegetables are tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

2 . Stage

Slowly stir flour into vegetable mixture. Cook on low until flour is lightly browned, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir beef stock, half-and-half, corned beef, sauerkraut, seasoned salt, and black pepper into vegetable mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer until soup is heated through and slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.

4 . Stage

Stir 2 cups Swiss cheese into soup until melted. Ladle soup into individual bowls and top with rye croutons and remaining Swiss cheese.