Fresh Cabbage Soup

⏳ Time

4 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

The simple taste of fresh boiled cabbage, which lacks the acidity and intrigue of fermented cabbage, is significantly enhanced by the broth: the recipe includes beef, onions, fresh tomatoes, and three hours of slow cooking. Otherwise, this is an everyday, unassuming soup. We strongly recommend preparing fresh cabbage soup at least a couple of hours before serving and letting it steep by wrapping the pot in a blanket: the mingling of flavors will make the soup even richer, and it will also soften the cabbage, preventing it from being crunchy, which is not desirable in classic versions of this dish.

Ingredients

Beef chuck roast - 30 oz
Water - 5 qt
White Cabbage - 10 oz
Potato - 4 pieces
Onion - 2 heads
Carrot - 2 pieces
Tomatoes - 2 pieces
Parsley - 0 oz
Dill - 0 oz
Bay leaf - 2 pieces
Ground Black Pepper - 3 pieces
Vegetable Oil - 0 fl oz
Salt - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Pour cold water over the meat, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and skim off the foam.

Step 3

Add the onion and carrot. Simmer the broth for 3 hours over low heat.

Step 4

Strain the broth. Remove the meat from the bone and cut it into small pieces.

Step 5

Dice the potatoes.

Step 6

Shred the cabbage.

Step 7

Add the chopped potatoes to the broth, then after 5–10 minutes, add the shredded cabbage and meat, and season with salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 10–15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Step 8

In a frying pan, heat vegetable oil and sauté the onion and carrot for 7–10 minutes. Add the sautéed vegetables to the soup, season with salt and pepper to taste, and add a bay leaf and allspice. Simmer on low heat for another 10 minutes.

Step 9

Make cross-shaped cuts on the tomatoes, bring water to a boil, add the tomatoes, and let them sit for 30 seconds. Then transfer them to cold water. Peel the tomatoes and dice them into small cubes. Add the diced tomatoes to the soup and cook for a couple more minutes.