Cabbage Soup

Name: Cabbage Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 20 servings (5 quarts).
Ingredients: 1 medium head cabbage, chopped; 1 cup chopped celery; 1 cup chopped onion; 8 cups water; 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 teaspoons pepper; 1-1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained; 2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1/4 cup ketchup

My husband was never too fond of cabbage—until the first time he tried this cabbage soup recipe from my aunt. Now he even asks me to make this soup! —Nancy Stevens, Morrison, Illinois

Ingredients

1 medium head cabbage, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
8 cups water
1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1-1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained
2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup

Directions

In a stockpot, cook the cabbage, celery and onion in water until tender. Add bouillon, salt, pepper, beef and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and ketchup; simmer another 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 80 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 567mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.

Originally published as Cabbage Soup in Country Ground Beef

Reviews

My Review

Click stars to rate

Average Rating:

CeilZK

Jul 13, 2018

WE call this “Stuffed Cabbage Casserole” When my mom couldn’t eat the thing anymore she just loved this! Put it with mashed potatoes it is almost like the real thing!
Joann117

Sep 12, 2017

I made this for the first time to use up garden vegetables. My husband and I loved it. I can see tweaking it with various ingredients as others have indicated. It would be a good recipe to freeze for winter soup eating.
Leah

Jun 20, 2017

Hi, I absolutely love this recipe but I tweaked it a lot to add extra ingredients to make it more of a meal since I feed a hungry "growing man". Lol. I added diced, peeled potatoes and carrots, also a cup of macaroni noodles too and minced garlic as well, about 1 tablespoon. I did not add salt because I used more beef bullion packets(each packet is good for flavoring 2 cups of H2O) I was easy on the pepper and I chose not to add the brown sugar because the tomato sauce/ketchup was enough sweetness. Absolutely delicious!!!
John

Jan 7, 2017

This is an excellent recipe. I've made it exactly as published and also messed with it sometimes. I've found that the recipe works well with pork/ham, or without meat as well. I also sometimes add some Korean chile garlic sauce for some spiciness and because I love garlic.
Richard

Jan 5, 2017

Great recipe, but I tweaked at a little. I dissolved three beef bullion cubes in the water before I added the cabbage, celery, onions and carrots. Then instead of ground beef, I used chorizo. Also I used 1/3 cup of ketchup and 1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar. I also added a table spoon of Paprika. However, I skipped the salt and pepper all together. The 3 bullion cubes added sufficient salt and pepper. I loved it so much I ate three bowls.
hotfudgesundae

Jan 1, 2017

This soup is so tasty, everyone loved it. I added carrots and green beans for a little more color and nutrition. This is a keeper!
Robinrprice

Oct 4, 2016

Absolutely delicious !the only thing I did differently was to use 32 oz of beef stock and 32 oz of water instead of all water and beef granules and 3 tbs brown sugar personal preference. I think it would be good with added veg such as carrots.
Diva1965

Mar 31, 2016

I lost 30 lbs in 3 months eating this soup AND it wasn't hard because it is DELICIOUS. I just replace the ground beef with ground turkey. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this recipe.
crepella

Feb 13, 2016

I risked making several changes. Luckily, it ended outstandingly. This will be a regular for sure. I split the recipe in half. Cooked 1/2 a cabbage, 1 onion and 1 stick celery in 1 can beef stock and added enough water to cover (approx 2 or 3 cups water). Added 1 rounded tsp Mrs. Dash. Simmered 20-30 min til just tender. Added only one 8oz can tomato sauce, 1 Tbsp ketchup and only 1/2 tsp salt. it was a bit peppery from Mrs. Dash, so i ended up adding 3 rounded Tablespoons of brown sugar to taste. I also added 1 cup half and half and used a hand blender to smooth out about half of it. The end result: bright, sweet, rich, WONDERFUL! :) No meat included.
j21617

Nov 14, 2015

Some of the comments are about the amount of pepper. I have seen this in print elsewhere and the pepper is "to taste" - NOT 2 tsp. Make this adjustment and I think you will be pleased.