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Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

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Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

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Time

0 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

380

Rating

4.00★ (14)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
This hearty sweet and sour cabbage soup is my version of an old favorite Ashkenazi Jewish recipe. I make a stock first, then make the soup. This allows for de-fatting the soup, but you need to make this on two days, so time accordingly. Using savoy cabbage gives the soup superlative texture and flavor.

Ingredients

  • bone-in beef shank: 4 pound
  • water: 12 cups
  • carrots, peeled and: 3 piece (cut into 3-inch pieces)
  • onions: 3 piece (peeled)
  • stalks celery with leaves: 4 piece
  • bay leaf: 1 piece
  • peppercorns: 16 piece
  • vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp
  • onion: 1 piece (diced)
  • garlic: 2 clove (minced)
  • sweet Hungarian paprika: 1 Tbsp
  • head Savoy cabbage: 1 piece (chopped)
  • tomatoes with juice: 1 can (14.5 ounce can, diced)
  • lemon: 1 piece (juiced)
  • white sugar: 0.25 cup
  • fresh dill: 0.25 cup (chopped)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper: (to taste)

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  1. Combine beef shanks and water in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a very low simmer. Use a strainer to skim off any foam on the surface. Add carrot pieces, whole onions, celery stalks, bay leaf, and peppercorns. Simmer for 4 hours, skimming the surface occasionally.
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  2. Strain the stock. Discard the vegetables but reserve meat. Allow stock to cool to room temperature, then transfer to a covered container and refrigerate overnight. When beef shanks are cool, remove meat from the bones. Discard bones and gristle. Dice meat and any remaining marrow into small cubes. Cover the container and refrigerate overnight.
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  3. The next day, heat vegetable oil in a stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in garlic and 1 diced onion; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add paprika and cook 1 additional minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly wilted and reduced in bulk, about 8 minutes.
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  4. Remove beef stock from the refrigerator; skim and discard any fat. Pour stock into the pot; stir in reserved chopped beef. Add tomatoes with their juice. Bring soup to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook the soup, partially covered, until cabbage is quite soft, about 1 hour.
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  5. Stir in lemon juice, sugar, dill, salt, and pepper. Add more water, if desired, for a thinner soup. Cook for 5 minutes, uncovered. Taste and adjust the seasonings before serving.
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