Best Lydias Mother Cabbage Soup Recipes

Vegetable Soup (Lidia Bastianich) image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories European

Time 3h

Yield 4 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 medium onion, cut in chunks
8 plump garlic cloves, peeled
1/3 cup fresh basil leaf, preferably small leaf Genovese basil
1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in 1/2 cup warm water
1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
2 cups finely chopped carrots
2 cups chopped fresh ripe tomatoes
3 cups peeled diced red potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb.)
6 cups cold water
2 tablespoons kosher salt
parmigiano-reggiano cheese, rind (card-sized, can also use pecorino, Grana Padano)
4 cups frisee, cut into bite-size pieces (aka curley chicory leaves)
5 ounces fresh spinach
2 cups green peas (fresh or frozen)
freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, for serving
extra virgin olive oil, best quality for serving

Steps:

Add onion chunks, garlic cloves, basil, parsley, and 1/4 cup olive oil in the food processor bowl; chop to a chunky-textured pesto.
Add remaining 1/4 cup olive oil into large soup pot, set over med-high heat; scrape in the pesto; cook, stirring often, as it sizzles and dries, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, lift the rehydrated porcini from the soaking liquid (strain/reserve the liquid) and chop into fine bits.
When the pesto just begins to stick to the bottom of the pan, drop the porcini, the chopped celery, carrots, tomato, and diced potatoes into the pot, and stir well.
Cook over high heat, stirring until the potatoes become crusty and start to stick to the bottom.
Pour in the cold water and the porcini soaking liquid; stir in the salt and heat the water to a vigorous bubble.
Drop in the cheese rind, partially cover the pot, and adjust to maintain a steady bubbling.
Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour--until the vegetables begin to break down; add the chicory, spinach, and peas.
Return to a bubbling boil, and cook 30 minutes longer, until the broth is concentrated and flavorful and the total volume has reduced by about a quarter.
Ladle the simmering soup into warm bowls; sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of freshly grated cheese over each portion, and finish with a swirl of excellent olive oil; pass more grated cheese at the table.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 476.3, Fat 28.2, SaturatedFat 4, Sodium 3639.5, Carbohydrate 50.4, Fiber 13.7, Sugar 13.1, Protein 10.7

Mom's Cabbage Soup image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 55m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
1 cup chopped carrots (from 4 medium carrots, peeled)
2 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
Handful fresh cherry tomatoes, halved (about 10 small cherry tomatoes)
One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
64 ounces vegetable stock (2 quarts) (8 cups), plus more if desired
1 medium head cabbage, cored and chopped (about 1 3/4 pounds)
One 15-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 loaf your favorite French bread, sliced on the diagonal
Olive oil, for brushing and drizzling
Minced garlic, for topping (optional)
Flaky or crystal sea salt, for sprinkling

Steps:

For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots and garlic and cook, stirring often, until the onions are translucent (not browned), about 8 minutes. Add salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes to your desired preference. Then stir in the fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes and vegetable stock and bring the entire mixture to a boil.
Once boiling, stir in the cabbage and beans and keep it simmering, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Add more stock or water if you prefer more liquid and taste and season with more salt and pepper, if necessary. When finished, sprinkle over and stir in the parsley for color and flavor.
Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with crostini or garlic bread, if desired.
For the crostini: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the bread slices on a baking sheet. Brush the tops with olive oil. You can also smear minced garlic over the top, if desired.
Bake until crunchy and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Take the crostini out of the oven, drizzle the tops with olive oil and sprinkle sea salt over the top.