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Nita's Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup




Source of Recipe


Nita Holleman


List of Ingredients




3 tablespoons oil
1 medium or large Vidalia or sweet type onion, peeled, chopped
1/2 sweet red bell pepper, seeded, chopped (optional)
1 or 2 garlic cloves, crushed, peeled, minced (optional)
2 1/2 Tablespoons dark brown sugar
5 or 6 cups finely shredded green or red cabbage
1 or 2 cans crushed tomatoes (to taste)
2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar (to taste)
6 cups vegetable stock or broth
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Fresh Chives, finely minced (optional)

Recipe



Heat oil over low heat in a large pot. Add onions and peppers and stir, cooking over medium-low heat until onions are translucent. Add minced garlic (optional) and cook while stirring for about one minute -- Don't brown the garlic. It will get bitter. Stir in brown sugar. Add cabbage and continue to stir fry for 4 to 7 minutes to "sweat" the cabbage. Nita's Note: Sweating tenderizes cabbage and releases the flavor, otherwise it would take a long time to cook or tenderize it by boiling.

Add tomatoes, vinegar and vegetable broth/stock and bring to a slow boil. Season with black pepper, to taste. Cook soup about 20 minutes, boiling gently, uncovered to combine flavors. Cabbage should be tender. Don't overcook.

Add vegetable broth or water if a thinner soups is desired. Taste and adjust seasoning with vinegar, brown sugar, black pepper, as needed. Serve hot with a sprinkling of chives on top of each bowl if desired.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Note: May be halved for 2 or 3 people. Also can just cook cabbage and onions
etc. as a side dish without the vegetable stock.