Name: Sweet-and-Sour Cabbage Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ lb Bacon; 1 onion; 2 carrots; 3 ribs celery; 1 turnip; 1½ tsp caraway seeds; 1½ lbs green cabbage; 7 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 cup tomatoes with their juice; 1½ tbsp brown sugar; 1½ tsp salt; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper; ¼ cup cider vinegar; ½ cup raisins; ¼ cup fresh dill; sour cream

How To Make Sweet-and-Sour Cabbage Soup

Looking for a quick way to add excitement to cabbage soup? Then this sweet and sour version brings a whole new flavor with chicken broth and tomatoes.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼lbbacon,sliced, cut into crosswise into thin strips
1onion,chopped
2carrots,chopped
3ribs celery,chopped
1turnip,peeled and cut into ½-inch dice
1½tspcaraway seeds
1½lbsgreen cabbage,(about ½ head), shredded
7cupslow sodium chicken broth,canned, or homemade stock
1⅔cupdiced tomatoes with their juice,(1 15 oz can)
1½tbspbrown sugar
1½tspsalt
½tspfresh ground black pepper
¼cupcider vinegar
½cupraisins
¼cupfresh dill,chopped, optional
sour cream,for serving, optional

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat.
Reduce the heat to moderately low. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and turnip and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
Stir in the caraway seeds, cabbage, and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes until the cabbage wilts.
Stir in the tomatoes, brown sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar, and raisins. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir the bacon and the dill, if using, into the soup.
Serve the soup topped with a dollop of sour cream, if using. Enjoy!