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Microwave Cabbage Soup
"I ate a cabbage soup at a restaurant that was so delicious, I had to seek out the recipe. I was so happy when I found a version of this recipe in one of my older cookbooks. I changed some ingredients to match the taste of what I ate at the restuarant and here is the result. The cook times will vary greatly from microwave to microwave, so you may need to keep checking for doneness the first time. If you like a little more zest, toss in a little garlic or a slice of ginger, or even float some fresh jalapeno slices on top if you like it really spicy. I have posted the family friendly version, but feel free to adjust the seasonings to your liking. Please note: despite the addition of milk in this, the soup is not a creamy soup, but is more brothy."
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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5 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 4 cups green cabbage, chopped or shredded finely
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
- 2 onions, chopped (I use Vidalia sweet onions)
- 1 bunch scallion, chopped (green & white parts, reserving some of the green for garnish)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 (16 ounce) cans chicken broth or (16 ounce) cans vegetable broth
- 1 cup skim milk, warmed
- 1 cup shredded carrot (approx 2 carrots)
directions
- You will need a deep, heavy microwave safe cooking dish- such as a round Corningware casserole (no lid).
- Put butter in casserole and heat for 40 seconds on HIGH heat (or until melted).
- Add cabbage, onions, scallions, salt, pepper, and sugar.
- Cook on HIGH 4-6 minutes.
- Add the broth and cook on HIGH another 15 minutes.
- Add the warm milk (I remove the soup from the microwave and heat up the milk for 1 minute or so in a glass measure).
- Stir in the carrots and return to the microwave to heat on HIGH 3-4 minutes.
- Test for seasonings- add more salt, pepper, or sugar if needed to suit your tastes.
- You may need to adjust cooking times for your microwave- if cabbage is not tender enough yet, keep microwaving in 3-4 minute intervals on HIGH,stirring, until veggies are cooked to your liking.
Questions & Replies
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do I have to put the milk in the soup??? -
How many calories?
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how do you print this?
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Can i cook this on the stove?
Reviews
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I also say WHY?, but mine is "why make it in the microwave at all?" It's not like it is really quick, cooking it on the stove couldn't take much longer than this, and a nice sized pot is much easier to find than a microwaveable container that will hold it all and still fit in the microwave. Plus, you will have the wonderful aroma wafting through your kitchen while it simmers on the stove. -
This was good, very simple. I ended up adding a bit of hot sauce. I also used a preshredded cabbage/carrot cole slaw mix.
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I am going to "veganis" this recipe(make it vegan using unsweetened almond milk and vegan butter). I'll let everyone know how it turns out -
Why add milk????? -
Made this for lunch today and we thoroughly enjoyed it. I only made half the recipe. I used 1% milk as that was all I had and it was very good.
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Tweaks
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I ended up adding a bit of hot sauce. I also used a preshredded cabbage/carrot cole slaw mix.
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Fantastic! I also cooked this on the stovetop - it seemed like it would be easier. I like to make a soup on Sunday to bring to work for lunches for 3-4 days, so I substituted some light coconut milk for the skim, figuring the soup might last longer. It added a great flavour that went nicely with the subtly sweet cabbage. I used only 1 1/2 tbsp. of butter to make up for the added fat of the coconut milk. -
I cooked this stovetop instead of microwave. I used chives instead of scallions as that was all I had on hand. We loved it!
