Bacon And Cabbage Soup Recipes

IRISH BACON AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep stockpot or saucepan. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain off any excess fat.
• Stir in potatoes, tomatoes, and enough chicken stock to cover. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in cabbage and allow the soup to simmer for a few minutes longer before serving.

POTATO & SAVOY CABBAGE SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Chop the onion, carrot, celery and garlic in a food processor. Heat the oil over a medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the vegetables and potatoes, season well, then reduce the heat and cover the pan. Gently cook for about 5 mins until starting to soften, then add the stock, turn up the heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 mins more, or until all the vegetables are tender.
• While the soup is cooking, grill or fry the bacon until crisp, then cut into strips. Shred the cabbage, discarding the core.
• Whizz the soup in the food processor until smooth, then return to the pan and add the cabbage. Simmer for a few mins until the cabbage is just tender, then season to taste and serve scattered with the bacon.

BACON AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine bacon and cold water to cover. Cover, bring to boil over moderate heat, and skim foam from surface.
• Reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes. Drain and cool, then cut into 1-inch chunks. Set aside.
• In 6-quart heavy stock pot over moderate heat, melt butter. Add onion and saute, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and saute 2 minutes. Add stock, bay leaves, salt, and
• pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat to moderately low, cover, and simmer until potatoes are soft, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cabbage and simmer 5 additional minutes. Discard bay leaves.
• Working in 3 batches, in blender puree soup until smooth (using caution when blending hot liquids). Return to pot, stir in bacon, and rewarm if necessary. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.

BACON AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine bacon and cold water to cover. Cover, bring to boil over moderate heat, and skim foam from surface. Reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes. Drain and cool, then cut into 1-inch chunks. Set aside.
• In 6-quart heavy stock pot over moderate heat, melt butter. Add onion and sauté, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and sauté 2 minutes. Add stock, bay leaves, salt, and pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat to moderately low, cover, and simmer until potatoes are soft, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cabbage and simmer 5 additional minutes. Discard bay leaves. Working in 3 batches, in blender purée soup until smooth (using caution when blending hot liquids). Return to pot, stir in bacon, and rewarm if necessary. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.

CREAMY CABBAGE AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook bacon until it renders its fat, about 5 minutes. Add butter, onion and leek; sauté until softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add cabbage, salt and pepper; cover and cook, stirring until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add stock and potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add cream and simmer, stirring until soup achieves a creamy texture. Process with stick blender or food processor, leaving some chunks.

ITALIAN BACON CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion and cook until onion softens, about 3 minutes; add cabbage; cook, sitrring often, until cabbage begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until cooked but not browned, about 10 minutes; remove from skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Chop bacon into squares; add bacon and broth to cabbage and heat to a boil; reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes; stir in rice.
• Heat to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until rice softens, about 15 minutes; stir in the parsley; add the salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon into bowls and sprinkle with the cheese.