Authentic Homemade Sauerkraut Soup with Smoked Sausage and Meat

Ingredients

• 800 g Sauerkraut
  I prefer Szabo's
• 300 g Smoked meat
• 3 Sausage
  Smoked
• 1 Tbsp Onion
  larger
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 2 Tbsp Pork Lard
• 2 Tbsp All-purpose flour
  for roux
• 1 Tbsp Sweet red paprika
• 1 tsp Ground caraway
• 3 leaves Bay leaves
• 8 peppercorns Black pepper
  whole, to taste per person
• 1.5 l Drinking water
  or broth
• 200 ml Tomato puree
• Salt
  to taste
• Sour cream
  for serving
• Bread
  for serving