Potato and Cabbage Soup
This comforting Potato and Cabbage Soup is a hearty dish packed with flavors. It features tender potatoes, fresh vegetables, and optional crispy bacon, all simmered in a savory broth. Perfect for any day of the week!
Equipment
- large saucepan
Ingredients
- 8 ounces bacon cut into 1-inch slices (optional)
- 2 pounds potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup onion diced
- 2 large leeks rinsed and thinly sliced
- 2 cups cabbage chopped
- 1 cup carrot diced (optional)
- 1 cup celery diced (optional)
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 2 units green onions sliced (whites and greens separated)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar (optional)
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Begin by frying the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until it becomes crispy. Remove the bacon but retain about two tablespoons of the fat in the pan.
- Add the diced onions, carrots, celery, leeks, and the whites of the green onions into the pan. Sauté everything in the reserved bacon fat until tender, which should take roughly 10-15 minutes.
- Introduce the caraway seeds, broth, chopped cabbage, and potato pieces to the pan. Bring the entire mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and allow it to simmer until the potatoes are tender, which should take around 20 minutes.
- After the potatoes are soft, turn off the heat and stir in the sour cream, vinegar, parsley, crispy bacon, and the green tops of the green onions. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as desired, and enjoy your flavorful soup!