Rustic Cabbage Beef And Buckwheat Soup Recipes

RUSTIC CABBAGE, BEEF AND BUCKWHEAT SOUP

Steps:

• In a four-quart Dutch oven or other heavy pot, cook the bacon on medium heat until lightly browned. Remove, leaving the fat in the pot. Add the beef and cook over high heat until lightly browned. Remove. Return the bacon to the pot and add the onion, celery, garlic and cabbage. Cook on medium heat until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the paprika and zest.
• Return the beef to the pot. Add 7 cups stock, season with salt and pepper and simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Stir in the turnips and groats. Cover and cook 30 minutes. If the beef is not tender, cook it a bit longer. Adjust the salt and pepper and serve with sour cream on top, if desired. If the soup is set aside before serving or refrigerated overnight, more stock may be needed for reheating.

RUSTIC CABBAGE AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add carrots, onion, celery, and garlic; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, cabbage, and Italian seasoning; bring to a simmer. Cook until cabbage is tender, about 5 to 10 minutes.

HEARTY CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown the bacon in a Dutch oven, over medium heat, until lightly browned, not necessarily crisp; remove bacon and set aside, leaving fat in pot.
• Turn the heat up to high and sear the beef until lightly browned; remove beef and set aside.
• Return the bacon to the pot and add the onion, celery, garlic, and cabbage; reduce heat back to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the paprika and the orange zest.
• Return the beef to the pot along with 7 cups of stock; season with salt and pepper, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Stir in the turnips and buckwheat groats, cover and cook until beef is tender, 30 minutes or more.
• Taste and adjust seasonings; serve with a dollop of sour cream, if desired.
• NOTE: If made in advance, and/or reheated, more stock may be needed.

RUSTIC CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Warm the olive oil in a large thick-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the salt and potatoes.
• Cover and cook until they are a bit tender and starting to brown a little bit for about 5 minutes. It's ok to uncover to stir a couple of times.
• Stir in the garlic and onion and cook for a few minutes until the cabbage softens up a little bit.
• Add the stock and the beans and bring the pot to simmer.
• Stir in the cabbage and cook for another couple of minutes, or until the cabbage softens up a bit.
• Now, adjust the seasonings; getting the seasonings right is important or your soup will taste flat.
• Taste and see if you need more salt.*.
• Note* The amount of salt you will need will be determined by how salty your broth or stock is. Canned broths will sometimes vary between brands and homemade stocks will vary from canned.