Best 19 Sweet Sour Soup Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

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

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.

SWEET-AND-SOUR BEEF CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water, beef, onion, tomatoes, cabbage, celery, carrot, sugar, vinegar and wine or broth if desired. Stir in the browning sauce, Worcestershire, tomato sauce, bouillon and seasonings. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender. , Combine flour and oil until smooth; stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Refrigerate leftovers.

MEL MARKON'S SWEET-AND-SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Boil meat in water using a stainless steel or enameled kettle. Skim froth as it rises; then simmer for 1 hour, Transfer meat with a slotted spoon to a cutting board and trim away bones and fat. Skim fat off broth.
• Cube meat into small pieces then add back to broth. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 to 60 minutes.

TANGY SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot or dutch oven, brown meat on all sides in olive oil under medium high heat. Season the meat with salt, pepper, or your favorite spices while cooking. When browned all over, remove the meat to a separate plate.
• Add the onion, parsnips, carrots and celery to the pot, plus a little more oil (if needed to prevent sticking). Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until browned and softened.
• Add in the can of stewed tomatoes, cutting up the large slices of tomatoes into smaller pieces.
• Add in the cans of beef consomme and 3 cans of water. You can also use beef broth or French onion soup as well.
• Place the meat back into the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for one hour.
• After one hour, add the cabbage and sauerkraut to the pot. Again, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low heat for another hour.
• After another hour has gone by, add the juice of 2 or 3 lemons to the soup and the brown sugar. You may need more of each to taste, the soup should definitely be sweet, and sour.
• Enjoy!

SWEET-AND-SOUR SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• To make the broth, peel the shrimp, saving the shells (about 5 cups). Refrigerate the shrimp. In a heavy pot, heat the oil over high heat. When nearly smoking, add the shells, lemongrass, ginger and chili powder and toss for 3 minutes, or until the shells are toasted. Add 8 cups water and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, or until reduced by half. Strain the broth through a fine sieve, pressing down on the shells to extract liquid. (You should have 5 cups; if you have less add water to equal 5 cups.) Discard solids.
• To make the soup, return the broth to the pot. Add the sesame oil, pineapple and fish sauce and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Add the scallions, lime juice, sugar, and 1 pound of the reserved shrimp. (Save the rest for another use.) Heat until the shrimp are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, stir in the cilantro and serve.

CANH CHUA CA (SWEET AND SOUR FISH SOUP)

Steps:

• Steep tamarind paste in cold water from allowance and strain into pot.
• Or if using lime juice, add it to the water or fish stock.
• Combine liquid, sugar, tomatoes, celery and fish sauce, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add fish, bean sprouts and chilies and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Serve in individual soup bowls and garnish with plenty of mint, sweet basil or coriander, or all three.
• Serve with a side dip of Vietnamese Fish Sauce (nuoc cham).

SWEET-SOUR GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes and green beans into a large pot. Pour enough water over potatoes and green beans just to cover and season with salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir flour into bacon until flour forms a paste, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix bacon mixture into potato mixture; bring to a boil and cook until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix vinegar and sugar into soup.

SWEET AND SOUR CHRISTMAS FISH SOUP

Steps:

• Stir the chicken stock, water, and lemon juice in a large pot with the onion, garlic, ginger, and parsnips. Season with thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, and cook until the parsnips are tender and the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Remove and discard the thyme sprigs. Stir in the honey to your desired level of sweetness. You don't want the broth too sweet. Lower the heat to a gentle simmer, and stir in the walleye and bean sprouts. Cook gently for 5 minutes, then add the basil and green onion. Continue cooking until the fish is flaky and opaque, about 5 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with mint leaves to serve.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Brown the beef in in large dutch oven or stock pot over medium high heat.
• After a few minutes, add the onion, and continue cooking until the onions are transparent, and most of the pink is gone from the meat, about 10 minutes total.
• Drain any excess grease from the meat and onions, and return to the pan.
• Add the cabbage and 1/4 cup of the water, cover, and cook over medium heat until the cabbage is limp and getting tender, but still holds its shape, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients, and simmer until the vegetables in the soup are as tender as you would like, about 30 minutes.
• Serve with additional lemon juice and fresh ground pepper, to taste.
• Like many soups, this is much better the second day after the flavors have a chance to blend.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, saute onion and garlic in 2 tsp olive oil for 3 minute.
• Add ginger for 30 sec.
• Add stock and mushrooms and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minute
• Stir in chicken, spinach, and noodles; cook for 5 minute.

THAI CLEAR SOUP WITH SWEET AND SOUR CHILE

Steps:

• If using the Chinese mushrooms, place them in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and soak for 30 minutes.
• Place the broth, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, and brown sugar in a pan and heat, stirring constantly, until gently simmering.
• Add the chicken, scallions, lemongrass, red chile, and Chinese mushrooms, if using, and continue to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning, remove the lemongrass, then serve the soup, garnished with fresh cilantro leaves.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a 8-qt pot, saute onion in margarine over medium to high heat. Add cabbage and saute with onions until translucent, about 5 minutes total, stirring occasionally. 2. Add canned tomatoes, chicken broth, and chicken and beef bouillon. Stir. Add ketchup, garlic, vinegar and sugar. Add water to cover ingredients to about 1 inch from top of pot. Add beef and stir. Once boils, lower to simmer. Add salt and red pepper to taste. Makes about 12 servings.

SWEET AND SOUR EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water to a rumbling boil in a saucepan.
• Stir in package of chicken noodles, soup base cube, Ramen seasoning packet, pepper, and dehydrated onion.
• When seasonings are dissolved and noodles are tender but not too soft, beat egg whites and yolk with a whisk. Slowly add beaten eggs by swirling them into the broth with your whisk. It should take the whisk 4 or 5 trips to get them all inches.
• When eggs are done, mix cornstarch and water. Slowly add cornstarch mixture while stirring to thicken soup. (Make sure there's enough water so you don't create a batter. You don't want lumps or dumplings forming.).
• Add ginger, red French dressing, sweet and sour sauce, ketchup, and hot pepper sauce sauce to taste, stir well.
• Add carrot and crab meat. (I used cooked, leftover carrots. If you only have fresh carrots, cut them and then microwave until tender with a bit of water in a glass dish covered with plastic wrap.).
• Reduce heat to medium and cook a few minutes, until heated through.

SWEET AND SOUR BEEF CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil on Med-High in a lg stock pot.
• 2. Brown ground beef with caraway seeds and thyme.
• 3. Stir in bell peppers, onions and apples cooking for 2-3 min.
• 4. Add broth, tomatoes, sugar and paprika. Simmer for 10 min.
• 5. Add cabbage and cook for 3-4 min.
• 6. Turn off the heat and add the vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7. Serve with a good crusty bread.

MOM'S SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In Dutch Oven, add meat, beets, cabbage, canned tomatoes. sour salt and sugar. Fill with water that you have gotten from swishing out the jars and tomato can. Bring to boil, then cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hour. Then add kraut, mix well and taste-you will probably want to add sugar by the tablespoonful. Simmer for another 1 hour. The meat can be served separately with horseradish. As with all soups, it always is better reheated especially if you freeze some of it. After refrigerating, remove any fat on top.

SWEET-AND-SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the top rib, broth, and water in a 10-quart soup pot or kettle. Bring to a boil over moderate heat and skim off the gray residue for 5 minutes, or until every last bit of residue has been cleaned off the top. Add the onions, tomatoes, tomato sauce, cabbage, sour salt, black pepper, and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, then cover and simmer 3 hours, until the meat is very tender. Stir in the raisins, set the lid to the pot slightly askew, and simmer 20 minutes. Taste, correct the seasoning, adding additional salt and pepper as necessary. Serve the soup with boiled potatoes, a side of meat accompanied by a good strong horseradish, and dark bread.

SWEET AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In the saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add the garlic, ginger, scallions, and pork and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 minute. You want to break up the pork into smaller pieces with a spoon, but don't worry about breaking it down completely or cooking it through. 2. Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the tofu, mushrooms, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, black pepper, sesame oil, and Sriracha sauce and bring the soup back to a simmer over medium-high heat. Taste the soup. If you want it hotter, add more Sriracha sauce; if you want it more sour, add more vinegar. 3. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until blended. With the soup at a steady simmer, slowly whisk in the eggs so they form strands. Bring the soup back to a simmer. Divide the soup among 4 to 6 bowls and garnish each with a little sesame oil, scallion, and white or black pepper. Serve immediately. (Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. The soup may take on a slightly different appearance, but it will taste just the same.)

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot heat olive oil over moderate heat and cook the onions until translucent. Add the minced garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and the brown sugar and bring to a simmer. Add the cabbage and stir to combine. Add the tomatoes and the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer the soup, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes until the cabbage is very tender. Taste soup and adjust seasoning with more balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, salt and/or pepper. Stir in parsley. Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream and chives.