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Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Servings

8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds beef soup bones
  • canola:oil
  • 1 pound:of beef chuck or stew minced very fine
  • 2 :onions chopped
  • 3 carrots:grated
  • 3 cloves:garlic chopped finely
  • 3 ribs:celery chopped
  • 2 large:red beets peeled and grated
  • 1 32 ounce can :of whole tomatoes with their juices; crush the tomatoes with your hands
  • 2 tablespoons:tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup:of vinegar I prefer rice vinegar as it is less acidic that cider or white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup:sugar
  • 8 cups:chicken stock homemade, please!
  • 1 head:green cabbage sliced very thinly
  • salt and:pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Place the beef bones, uncovered, in the preheated oven in a casserole. Brown the bones until they are very dark and caramelized (about 20-30 minutes).
  • Place a large stock pot over medium high heat. Lightly coat the bottom of the pan with canola oil. Brown the meat until it is very dark and caramelized on all sizes.
  • Add the onions and continue cooking until the onions are lightly browned and are quite limp (about 10 minutes).
  • Add the remaining ingredients including the browned bones. Allow the soup to cook for 1 1/2 hours. Adjust seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Contributed By:LAURA FRANKEL