Cabbage Soup, Valtellina Style

Cheap, economical, simple and yes of course delicious!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 24  ounces savoy cabbage
•  salt
•  pepper
• 6  slices  stale bread, cubed
• 9  ounces Fontina cheese, cubed
• 4  cups  chicken stock
• 1 1⁄2 ounces butter

Directions

1. Clean, trim and slice cabbage. Place cabbage in saucepan and bring to a boil until the cabbage is tender then drain.
2. In the saucepan place a layer of the cabbage while still warm, then place a layer of bread on top of the cabbage, then a layer of fontina cheese. Continue doing this until you have used up all of the ingredients. Gently press down the ingredients with your ladle.
3. Bring the stock to a boil and pour over the other ingredients. Let soak for about 2-5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, melt the butter in the microwave or a saucepan.
5. Pour over soup, stir and serve.