HEARTY CABBAGE SOUP

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I came across this recipe when looking for interesting things to make with cabbage. If you skip the ham bone this makes a very filling meatless soup. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (February 1985)

Provided by ellie_

Categories     Ham

Time 2h30m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 ham bone
1/4 cup butter
2 onions, chopped
1 bunch celery, chopped (about 2 cups)
2 leeks, chopped
1 1/2 quarts chicken broth or 1 1/2 quarts stock
1 1/2 quarts water
1 (2 1/2 lb) cabbage, cored and cut into wedges
1 lb carrot, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces (or baby carrots left whole)
1 lb turnip, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 lb potato, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
2/3 cup dried white bean, soaked overnight in water
2 turnips, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 parsley sprigs
1 sprig thyme (or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme)
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper
10 whole wheat bread, trimmed and toasted and cut in half
1/4 lb Roquefort cheese, crumbled

Steps:

  • Remove meat from ham bone, reserve bone. Cut meat into small pieces. Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over low heat. Add ham meat (if using), onions, celery and leeks. Cook for 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add broth, water and ham bone (if using) and bring to a boil. Add cabbage. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add 1 pound carrots, 1 pound turnips and potatoes. Simmer one hour.
  • Tie together with twine or put in a cheesecloth bag the parsley, thyme and bay leaf to make a bouquet garni.
  • While soup is cooking, drain beans and transfer them to a medium saucepan with enough water to cover beans plus about 1 1/2 inches. Add two chopped turnips, 2 chopped carrots, garlic and the bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf). Simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Drain beans and discard bouquet garni. Add beans to soup and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper.
  • To serve place two toast halves in each soup bowl, top with crumbled cheese and ladle soup over toast.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1761.3, Fat 31, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 28, Sodium 3747.6, Carbohydrate 284.3, Fiber 51.4, Sugar 47.4, Protein 89.9

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