Rustic Cabbage Soup – 101 Cookbooks

Right now’s cabbage soup recipe was impressed by the a thriller field supply from Mariquita Farm in Watsonville, Ca. I present as much as a chosen pick-up spot, pay $25 and in flip get what looks like twenty kilos of lovely produce direct from the farm. This time of 12 months I’d see the eyes of impossibly petite potatoes peering again at me, they could possibly be nestled alongside a kaleidoscope of vibrantly coloured carrots, or shouldered up towards a of pile of parsnips.

Cabbage Soup Substances

Taking inspiration from an attractive moon-shaped cabbage and potatoes within the thriller field, I sliced a the cabbage into skinny ribbons and cooked it down in a easy pot of sautéed potatoes, beans, onions, garlic and flavorful broth. Every bowl was completed with a beneficiant drizzle of nice olive oil, a pair dabs of bitter cream and a jolt of one thing spicy – on this case a little bit of Calabrian chile paste. Could not be extra easy.

However earlier than I get too far forward of myself on the soup entrance, let me inform you a bit extra about Mariquita Farm and what Andy and Julia are doing. There is a little bit of again story. I used to purchase produce from Mariquita on the farmers market on Saturdays. After a few years they determined to not do the market anymore. Mariquita sells my favourite rainbow carrots, and I used to be satisfied I used to be going to need to discover a new supply. Not the case, Julia emailed a few of her regulars final summer season mentioning that she could be making the occasional supply to San Francisco…“would we be concerned about doing a pick-up?” She additionally talked about the choice of shopping for one in every of Andy’s specifically curated thriller packing containers – which have since change into very fashionable.

This is not a CSA, it is extra guerilla than that. Because it stands now, each different week(ish) Julia and Andy pack an enormous supply truck with many, many thriller packing containers. Julia then climbs into the massive truck and navigates her method over the Santa Cruz mountains down into Silicon Valley after which north towards San Francisco. She parks the truck in entrance of a beforehand designated neighborhood restaurant and folks come from everywhere in the metropolis to commerce money for thriller crops. It is nice. I find yourself attempting all method of components I may not purchase in any other case. The crops are lovely and shiny as a result of Andy takes such care in rising and dealing with them.

With out sounding too mushy, that is simply another reason I like residing in San Francisco. On an excellent evening, not solely do I’m going residence with the field (er, bag – the packing containers get reused), however typically I even get to take a seat down for a drink or slice of pizza and meet up with Julia. It is an actual deal with.

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Cabbage Soup Variations

Again to the soup – there are a bunch of variations I’ve made through the years cooking this. Listed here are just a few stand-outs.

• Parmesan Cabbage Soup: There are nights once I hold this tremendous easy, ending issues off with a beneficiant dusting of Parmesan cheese and some chopped herbs.
• Curried Cabbage Soup: Add a scant tablespoon of curry powder to the pot previous to stirring within the broth.
• Lemony Cabbage Soup: Make the soup as written however serve every bowl topped with freshly grated lemon zest and a beneficiant drizzle of lemon olive oil.

Cabbage Soup Leftovers

This can be a nice next-day soup. So hold that in thoughts. Typically talking, there are a pair methods to cope with leftovers right here (like, in the event you make a double pot). Cabbage soup freezes properly, so eat your fill of the soup for a pair days, and freeze the remaining. You may need to make certain it’s room-temperature or chilly previous to freezing. Enable to thaw earlier than reheating.

I think lots of you have got all of the components wanted available – except for the cabbage. I’ll encourage you to provide this a strive! It is a fantastic staple recipe to have in your again pocket. This recipe was posted in early 2008, and I’ve cooked it many instances within the years since. Get pleasure from! -h

Extra Favourite Soup Recipes

Here is the place you may browse all of the soup recipes. I like this broccoli cheddar soup, and this coconut crimson lentil soup is way liked by everybody who tries it. This ribollita is a dependable winter hotter, and in the event you get pleasure from making soups as a lot as I do, you will need to begin making your individual do-it-yourself bouillon powder. Oh! And this wonton soup has been a favourite this 12 months. I additionally love make-ahead soups like this Tortellini Soup ,these Spicy Coconut Curry Noodles, and this Italian Barley Soup.