Hearty Cabbage Soup
A warming, vegetable-packed cabbage soup with potatoes, tomatoes, and aromatic seasonings. Quick to make in one pot and great for leftovers.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoonsolive oil
- 1 yellow oniondiced
- 2 sticks of celerysliced
- 4 carrotspeeled and sliced
- 3 clovesgarlicminced
- 1/2 teaspoonblack pepperplus more to taste
- 2 teaspoonsfresh thyme
- 2 teaspoonscaraway seedoptional but strongly recommended
- 2 cupsgold potatoespeeled and diced
- 10-12 cupsgreen cabbagechopped into 1” pieces
- 1 14.5 ouncecan crushed tomatoes
- 8 cupslow-sodium vegetable brothor 4 cups broth 4 cups water
- Salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat 1–2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add the diced yellow onion, sliced celery, and sliced carrots. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes, until the vegetables are beginning to brown and soften.
- Add the minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, and 2 teaspoons caraway seed (optional). Sauté, stirring, for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Add the peeled and diced gold potatoes, chopped green cabbage, and the 14.5-ounce can of crushed tomatoes to the pot. Pour in 8 cups low-sodium vegetable broth (or use 4 cups broth + 4 cups water). Stir well to combine.
- Increase heat to high and bring the soup to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender and translucent and the potatoes are cooked through.
- Taste and season with salt and additional black pepper to your preference.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and serve warm. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Equipment
- Large Pot
- Dutch Oven
- Ladle
Notes
Oil-Free:To add more flavor to the soup I recommend dry toasting the caraway seeds over medium heat for 60 to 90 seconds, until fragrant. Then add 1/4 cup of water or additional vegetable broth to the pan and proceed with the recipe as written, adding more liquid to the pan as necessary to prevent sticking.