Ronnies Cabbage Soup Recipes

CABBAGE-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Halve leeks lengthwise; rinse thoroughly, pat dry, and cut into 1/2-inch slices. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion, carrots, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add leeks and garlic and cook, stirring, until leeks begin to soften, 2 minutes. Add potato, broth, and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Stir in cabbage and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Return soup to a boil, then reduce to a rapid simmer. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.

EASY CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut vegetables in small pieces.
• In a large pot, add vegetables, soup mix, bouillon cube and cover with water. Season as desired. Boil rapidly for ten minutes.
• Lower heat and simmer until vegetables are tender.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH CABBAGE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with 4 quarts water. Add chicken; bring to a boil. Cook until chicken is coming apart, about 45 minutes. Remove from heat; remove chicken from pot and transfer to a platter. Put a lid on the pot and cover the chicken with plastic wrap. Refrigerate both until chicken is safe to handle, about 40 minutes.
• Tear meat off the chicken bones. Skim excess fat off the top of the cooled broth. Add the last 2 quarts water, chicken meat, carrots, cabbage, celery, onion, wine, bouillon, dill, butter, garlic, parsley, thyme, white pepper, and bay leaves. Cook over medium heat until vegetables have softened, about 30 minutes.

CHINESE CABBAGE AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil in a pot over high heat. Add sliced cabbage and slices of ginger; bring back up to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes.

POLISH CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large stock pot with about 8-10 cups of water. Bring to a boil and add spareribs. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. If any foam forms on surface, skim it off then add sauerkraut and cook for another 30 minutes.
• Add onion, celery sticks, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, crushed red pepper flakes, peppercorns and shredded cabbage. Cook for another 30 minutes longer.
• Remove ribs at this point and cut meat from the bone. Shred or cut meat into bite sized pieces and put back into soup. Discard bones.
• * If you are using kielbasi, add it in at about the last 5-10 minutes of cooking.
• *Add salt to taste at this point. If you are using the kielbasi it will already add a bit of salt to the soup so taste before you add.
• * If soup taste too sour you may add a pinch of sugar at the end. Sometimes this can vary depending on the type of sauerkraut you purchase.

RONNIE'S CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, sear ribs. When well seared, remove from pot.
• Add onions, cabbage, and tomatoes to drippings in pot. Cook vegetables until soft.
• Put meat back into pot and add remaining ingredients. Simmer over medium heat for 2 1/2 hours.

POLISH CABBAGE AND SAUERKRAUT SOUP (KAPUśNIAK)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large Dutch oven or stockpot, sear pork ribs on both sides over medium-high heat. There should be enough fat on the ribs so additional fat should not be required. If the ribs are very lean, lightly spray the pot with cooking spray before searing. Remove browned ribs to a plate and reserve.
• Add bacon to the pot and fry until most of the fat has rendered out. Add onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic to the pot and cook until onion is translucent. Add fresh cabbage and cook until it collapses. Return spareribs to the pot and add ham bone or hock, sauerkraut, tomato sauce, beef stock, paprika, bay leaf, and sugar. Mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook about 2 hours or until meat falls from the bones.
• Remove ribs and ham bone or hock from the soup, let cool slightly and remove all bones and cartilage from meat. Chop meat into bite-sized pieces, if necessary, and return to the pot. If you prefer a slightly more sour soup, add some of the reserved sauerkraut juice.
• Cool the soup in an ice-water bath and then refrigerate. The next day, skim off the congealed fat and reheat. Adjust seasonings, if necessary. Serve in warmed bowls with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with chopped parsley , if desired.
• Enjoy!

SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6 quart pot, combine tomatoes, onion, cabbage, canned tomatoes and salt. Cover and cook over medium heat (stirring often) for about 8 minutes or until cabbage is very tender.
• Add beef broth, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and raisins, and stir well.
• Add tiny pinch of nutmeg and adjust sweetness or tartness to taste by adding a little more lemon juice or brown sugar if needed (add in small increments of about 1/2 tsp. at a time).
• Cover and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste; garnish with parsley before serving.