My Kapusta (Polish Cabbage Soup)
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 2 medium heads of cabbage or 2 large heads of cabbage, depends on your pot size
- 2 lbs country-style pork ribs
- 1 (28 ounce) can sauerkraut
- 1⁄2 lb butter
directions
- Shred cabbage, set aside.
- Brown ribs in small amount of olive oil in large fry pan; remove from pan.
- Sauté cabbage using drippings in pan and butter. I usually do this in batches, adding all cabbage and juices from each batch into the pot.
- Add butter to pan and make next batch.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add sauerkraut and mix in well.
- Bury ribs in cabbage mix, fill with cold water just to cover all.
- Bring pot to boil, cover and lower heat to simmer.
- Simmer for about 2 hours.
- Check after 1-1/2 hours to see if cabbage is soft; meat should be falling off the bones.
- When done, carefully remove meat making sure to get all the bones.
- There aren't many or any bones in the country style ribs, that's why I use them instead of regular ribs.
- Separate meat from bones and fat and return meat to pot. Mix.
- I use an 8 quart enameled cast iron pot. Try to use a heavy metal pot or one that has a heavy bottom.
- Some people serve this in a bowl with boiled or mashed potatoes and/or some sour cream; and a nice hunk of Polish sisal bread, if you can find any!
- You could also add caraway or dill seeds when cooking it.
- NOTE:.If you can make this the night before you will serve it, and refrigerate it, it is better. The taste improves with age!
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