Sweet N "Saur" Cabbage Soup

Serves: 2

Alessia Franecki

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

51

Sweetness

53

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

450 g

Ham Steak (chopped)

1

Savoy Cabbage (quartered, cored and shredded)

1

Onion (quartered and thinly sliced)

1 cup

Shredded Carrots

2 cups

Hash Brown Potatoes (frozen shredded)

1

Salt

1

Black Pepper

1

Bay Leaf (fresh or dried)

2 cups

Cider

1 cup

Honey

400 g

White Bean (can, drained)

450 g

Sauerkraut (sack, rinsed and drained)

1

Chicken Stock (quart)

1 cup

Dill (chopped)

1 cup

Sour Cream (to pass at table)

Directions:

1

Heat a soup pot over medium high heat with extra-virgin olive oil

2

Add ham and lightly brown 2 to 3 minutes

3

Add shredded cabbage and stir in the onions and carrots as you finish chopping and grating them

4

Stir in the frozen hash browns and season the vegetables liberally with salt and pepper

5

Add in a bay leaf, cider, honey, beans, saurkraut and chicken stock

6

Place a lid on the pot and bring soup to a boil

7

Uncover and simmer 10 minutes until vegetables are tender

8

Stir in dill and adjust seasoning of soup

9

Serve the soup in shallow bowls and top with sour cream