Potato, Leek & Cabbage Soup

Submitted by CandCrew

"A perfect soup for a cold autumn or winter evening. It's savory, filling & easy on the pocketbook. Don't let the cabbage scare you away. It gives this soup texture and just a hint of flavor."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3 potatoes, peeled & diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped cabbage
• 1 leek, diced, can include the green part for color
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled & chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1 lb bacon, cooked & crumbled or 1 lb Polish sausage, diced

directions

1. Combine chicken broth, potatoes, cabbage, leek, onion & carrots in a 4 qt slow cooker. If you are using polish sausage, also add at this time.
2. Stir in salt, pepper, caraway seeds & bay leaf.
3. Cover & cook on low 8-10 hours or 4-5 hours on high.
4. Remove & discard bay leaf.
5. Combine some liquid from slow cooker with sour cream in a small bowl.
6. Add mixture to slow cooker; stir.
7. If using bacon instead of polish sausage, stir in bacon.

Reviews

[BetterWithRye]

I loved this! savory and hearty and didn't make me feel gross later. I used sausage, and would highly reccomend that. I cooked for the 10 hour option, and subbed the sour cream for plain greek yogurt (healthier). I had purple cabbage for the color. I doubt that made a difference to the taste. Don't skip any spices. There isn't many, so you need them all.

 

[alisha.mills]

This is different from any soup I've ever had. I chose to use bacon. Admittedly, I ended up not having any bay leaves to add. I felt like a little something was missing so maybe that was it. Different and nice way of having cabbage.