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Andrew Fowler

Cabbage Roll Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz 90% lean ground beef
  • 8 oz ground pork
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 tsp caraway seeds lightly crushed
  • 1 lb green cabbage cored and cut into thin 1-inch-long ribbons
  • 1 can 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 4 cups low-sodium beef broth
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups shelf-stable plain cooked white rice
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp brown sugar

Method
 

  1. Brown beef, pork, and onion in 6-quart pot over medium-high 8 minutes, crumbling meat finely, to 160°F. Drain excess fat.
  2. Stir in garlic and caraway 30 seconds. Add cabbage; cook 3 minutes, turning through meat.
  3. Add tomatoes, broth, salt, pepper, and brown sugar. Simmer partly covered 15 to 18 minutes until cabbage tender.
  4. Break up rice clumps; stir into soup. Simmer 3 minutes to 165°F throughout.
  5. Add cider vinegar; divide among 6 bowls while cabbage and rice remain distinct.