STUFFED CABBAGE SOUP

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Categories     Soup/Stew     Beef

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 TB olive oil
1 1/2# ground beef
1 lg. onion, finely diced
3 carrots, finely diced
3 leeks, washed and finely diced
4 ribs celery, finely diced, leaves left on
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
1/2 head green cabbage, julienned
1/4 c. sugar
1 TB honey
1/2 c. cider vinegar
1 TB cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1/2 c. chopped parsley
1 1/2 oranges, zest taken off in strips, orange eaten while cooking :-)
3 bay leaves
2 large cans (@ 32oz) whole peeled plum tomatoes, crushed by hand (chunky texture is great)
equal amount chicken stock (use it to rinse cans)
1 c. tomato sauce (from a can is fine)

Steps:

  • Heat oil in large stock pot. Add beef and brown. Skim off fat. Add onion, carrot and celery and brown lightly. Add leeks, garlic, shallot, sugar, honey and vinegar. Cook a couple of minutes. Add cabbage, cinnamon, cloves and parsley. Tie orange rind and bay leaves together with butcher's twine in a coffee filter or cheesecloth and toss it in. Add tomatoes, stock and sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until it smells and tastes good, about an hour.

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