What a wonderful Savory Cabbage Roll Soup made from Salted Tender Cabbage and Rice with Parsley, Tarragon & Caraway to add that Cabbage Roll taste. This soup is based on the Vegetable Soup and can include a variety of meats, such as ground Beef, Pork, Chicken, or Sausages like Italian Sausage or Chourico just the same as Cabbage Rolls. Enjoy this Delightful & Bright, Savory Cabbage Soup! Your Belly is going to love it.
Servings: 8 portions
Equipment
- 1 Soup Pot or large Wok
- 1 Digital Scale
- 2 Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Cabbage - or 900g, Torn or chopped into bite size pieces, salted with 1 Tbl Sea Salt to soften
- 1 lb Ground Beef - or other choice meats
- 1 Large Onion - thinly sliced or diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic - minced
- 1/4 C EVOO & Tomato Paste - each, optionally use Beef Suet
- 1/4 C Rice - Medium-Long Grain, washed and strained.
- To taste Salt & Pepper
Soup Base
- 5 C Water
- 3 C Tomato Juice
- 1/2 C Sweet Pimento Paste - Or Hot for Spicy Vegetable Soup
- 3 Tbl Paprika - Hodi Sweet Smoked with Beech is best
- 2 Tbl Lemon Juice & Chickpea Flour - each
- 2 Cubes Chicken or Beef Bouillon - can exchange with 2 Vegeta
- 1 Tbl Parsley - Optional
- 1 tsp Tarragon & ground Caraway - each
- 1/4 tsp Ground Bay Leaves
Instructions
- Chop or tear the Cabbage into bite size pieces and weigh out 2 lbs or 900g. Slice off any thick pieces of Stems and place into a bowl. Add 1 Tbl Sea Salt, Toss & Crush the Cabbage, mixing it well. Set aside to soften for about 1 hour. Combine the Soup Base ingredients into a large mixing bowl to whisk together and set aside until needed.
- Add EVOO & Tomato Paste in a soup pot or Wok and heat over Max heat. Cook for a few minutes, mixing every so often. Add the Ground Beef and Brown.
- Then add the Onions & Garlic along with the Squeezed Cabbage. Squeeze the Juices out from the Cabbage as you add it to the pot. Continue to cook while mixing until the Cabbage has softened more, just a few minutes.
- Add in the Soup Base and mix well. Cover and bring it to a boil, mixing every few minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the Rice, mix well and continue to simmer for 10 minutes, mixing every so often. Mix again before covering and removing from the heat to rest for 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if needed and serve.
Notes
The Cabbage can be salted the night before or first thing in the morning before making the Cabbage Roll Soup. Another option is to salt the Cabbage and portion into Ziploc bags to freeze for a later time. It can be added directly to Cabbage Roll Soup from frozen.
The Cabbage Roll Soup also freezes well. Portion the soup and freeze to enjoy leftover Cabbage Roll Soup anytime.
For a Cabbage & Meat Soup version, omit the Rice and optionally exchange the Herbs. The Cabbage still needs to be simmered for 20 minutes.
Change it up with different Meats or Sausages added!