Best 7 Red Cabbage Soup Recipes

GERMAN-STYLE SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Serve with grilled Swiss or extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese on pumpernickel or whole grain bread.;
• Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon and remove to a plate, draining off some fat if you have more than enough to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.
• Add the onions, carrots, caraway, and apples, and stir a few minutes. Then wilt in the cabbage and season with black pepper and some freshly grated nutmeg. Cover with the lid slightly ajar and wilt cabbage while you prepare the sachet. Fill the cheesecloth with the juniper berries, cloves, bay leaves, orange rind, and cinnamon, and use kitchen twine to tie it to the side of the pot. Drop it into the pot and stir into the cabbage. Add the vinegar, keeping your head back from the hot pot, brown sugar, stock, and water, and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until cabbage is very tender and soup has thickened. Stir the bacon bits back in, then adjust the salt to your taste.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.

BEET, GINGER AND RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, ginger, thyme, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the beets and cabbage and simmer until the potatoes and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the herbs and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full).
• Reheat the soup if necessary and adjust the consistency with water and seasoning with salt and pepper as needed
• Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream and toasted chopped walnuts sprinkled on top.

RED CABBAGE AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the cabbage into 2 inch chunks.
• Cut the kielbasa into coin size pieces.
• Chop the vegetables (green pepper and onion).
• Drain the beans and rinse.
• Brown the sausage, peppers, onions and garlic in a large soup kettle.
• Add the tomatoes, beans, seasonings and chicken broth and mix well.
• Add the cabbage and cover the kettle and cook on medium heat until the cabbage starts to wilt.
• Turn the heat to medium low and simmer with the cover on for 45 minutes to an hour.
• When the cabbage is tender and the flavors have blended to your taste serve with a rustic bread and enjoy!

RED CABBAGE, APPLE AND CARAWAY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add apples and sautéuntil tender, about 4 minutes. Add cabbage and sautéuntil beginning to soften, about 6 minutes. Add caraway seeds and stir 1 minute. Add broth, wine, vinegar and honey. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer until cabbage is very tender, about 30 minutes longer. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Refrigerate. Rewarm soup over medium heat before continuing.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top each bowl with dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and slice the onion. Peel, deseed and slice the apple. Wash the red cabbage, quarter, remove and discard middle part, and cut into stripes.
• Melt butter in a large pot. Add onion and apple and fry for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the cabbage and cook for a couple of minutes. Keep stirring. Add cranberry jam/sauce/chutney, red wine, vegetable stock, bay leaf and juniper berries. Cover with lid and cook on low heat until vegetable is done. This will take about 40 minutes.
• Remove and discard bay leaf and blend soup. I always use a big pot and blend my soup in the pot with my hand blender.
• Add additional water or stock if desired. Cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add balsamic vinegar, salt (if necessary), and pepper. Remove from heat and add cream. Depending on the fat content of your cream, the cream may curdle if heated on high temperature. Check if soup is hot enough. If not, only warm on low heat, in particular if you use single cream!
• SERVE: Ladle soup into warmed bowls and sprinkle with the additional walnut or olive oil. You may want to sprinkle your soup with some cream instead of the oil.

RED CABBAGE, APPLE AND CARAWAY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and sauté for about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add apples and sauté until tender, for about 4 minutes.
• Add cabbage and sauté until softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add caraway seeds and stir 1 minute.
• Add broth, wine vinegar and honey.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add a dollop of sour cream on top of bowls.
• Sprinkle with parsley.

LOW- CALORIE CABBAGE RED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil.
• Add cabbage, onions, peppers, spinach, garlic, and tomatoes; simmer 20 minutes.
• Add kidney beans, crumbles, if using and salt and pepper.