Instant Pot Sauerkraut Soup with Sausage

Name: Instant Pot Sauerkraut Soup with Sausage
Total time: 55
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 12 ounces smoked sausage, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 ribs celery, sliced; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only; 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 (14.5 ounce) cans sauerkraut, drained; 1 pound red potatoes, cubed; 5 cups chicken broth; 6 fluid ounces hard apple cider

Recipe by Soup Loving Nicole from allrecipes.com

Dinner 55 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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12 ounces smoked sausage, chopped
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1 large onion, chopped
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2 ribs celery, sliced
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1 tablespoon minced garlic
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3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only

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0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
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2 (14.5 ounce) cans sauerkraut, drained
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1 pound red potatoes, cubed
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5 cups chicken broth
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6 fluid ounces hard apple cider

Instructions

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add sausage and cook until caramelized and fat is rendered, about 4 minutes. Add onion, celery, garlic, thyme leaves, and pepper. Cook for 3 more minutes. Cancel Saute mode.
Add sauerkraut, potatoes, chicken broth, and hard cider to the pot. Close and lock the lid. Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 8 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes.