It's surprisingly tough to find a cabbage soup recipe that doesn't involve this wacky diet trend, The Cabbage Soup Diet. That sounds like the most boring diet ever. I was looking for a simple cabbage soup recipe for those of us that simply want cabbage soup and not a fad diet.
Here's what I found. It's hearty, tasty and very simple to make.
You need: 1/3 pound of bacon (preferably Canadian), 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, one medium finely chopped onion, 2 large peeled and diced Yukon potatoes, 5 1/2 cups of chicken broth or chicken stock, 4 Turkish bay leaves, 2 teaspoons of kosher salt, a 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper and the cabbage. You only need a 1/2 of a small head of cabbage, thinly sliced in 1/2 inch pieces.
It's a super simple recipe. Just cook the bacon in a small sauce pan with water by bringing to a boil, skimming the top and simmering for about seven minutes. If you got a different style of bacon cook it however you choose to. When finished just drain and cut into small chunks. Just put it aside for after the rest of the soup is prepared.
Get out a large heavy stock pot and melt the butter. Add the onion and saute until soft. This will take about three minutes. Next, add the potato and saute for two minutes. Add the stock, leaves and salt and pepper. Bring this to a boil and then reduce heat, to medium, cover and simmer for 8 - 10 minutes. Make sure potatoes get pretty soft.
Add the cabbage now and simmer for five more minutes. You can throw the bay leaves away now.
If you'd like the soup to be a puree, you can do that now. Take three batches and blend in a blender until smooth. Then it's ready, just return to pot, warm an serve!
It's a simple recipe, but I think you'll find that it's tasty and perfect for a cold winters night!
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