Russian Cabbage Soup
photo by lazyme

- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 cups cooked tomatoes, , chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 quarts cold water
- 1 medium head of cabbage, shredded
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- sour cream
- salt and pepper
directions
- In a large soup pot cover the beef, tomatoes, onion, bay leaf and garlic with cold water.
- Let stand for 1 hour and simmer covered for 3 hours.
- Remove the bay leaf, add cabbage, sugar, onion, salt and pepper.
- Simmer for 15 minutes more.
- Remove from heat, add lemon juice and offer Sour Cream at the table.
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Reviews
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I found this recipe all over the web, so it seems to be the standard. It's good in a basic way but the flavor needed a little enhancing. I tasted it towards the end and decided to add beef stock, more vinegar, more sugar, a little bit of tomato juice (V-8 actually) and a splash of beer I was drinking. That turned it in to a four-star recipe.
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Tasty soup. I made this in the crockpot for the Soups On! challenge for the Culinary Quest 2014. I cooked this for 3 hours on low and then added the cabbage for about another hour. It came out quite well, but I forgot to reduce the amount of the water for the crockpot. I really enjoyed a dollop on top of this - it reminded me of the flavor of a cabbage roll. Thanks, Dib's, for sharing.
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Very tasty but no WOW for us. I made this in the crockpot for Soup's On! Challenge in Culinary Quest 2014. I added the onion in the beginning, cooked on low for 5 hours then on high for 2. I considered it done when the onions were soft. I added the cabbage with 30 minutes before finishing. I recommend chopping the cabbage for easier eating. The shredded cabbage didn't fit in my soup spoon very well. I added a good deal of salt & pepper. Remember when using the crockpot, the liquid level doesn't go down, lol. That's ok, I like my soup brothy! The beef came out very tender. A very good recipe.<br/>xo Bethie made for Cruisin' Culinary Queens!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Diana Adcock
Geneseo, Illinois