German Cabbage Soup Recipes

GERMAN CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• To begin, sauté the bacon pieces, in your Dutch oven until they are golden and crispy. Use a slotted spoon to scoop the cooked bacon out to a dish that is lined with a paper towel. Set it aside for now.
• Add the shredded cabbage to the Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until the cabbage is cooked and slightly browned in some spots, about 10 minutes. Add the butter if you need to, but the bacon drippings are often enough.
• Add in the white wine and scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen all of the "flavor bits" and de-glaze the pot.
• Add in all of the remaining ingredients.
• Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Top your bowl of soup with the cooked bacon.
• Enjoy!

GERMAN-STYLE SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Serve with grilled Swiss or extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese on pumpernickel or whole grain bread.;
• Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon and remove to a plate, draining off some fat if you have more than enough to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.
• Add the onions, carrots, caraway, and apples, and stir a few minutes. Then wilt in the cabbage and season with black pepper and some freshly grated nutmeg. Cover with the lid slightly ajar and wilt cabbage while you prepare the sachet. Fill the cheesecloth with the juniper berries, cloves, bay leaves, orange rind, and cinnamon, and use kitchen twine to tie it to the side of the pot. Drop it into the pot and stir into the cabbage. Add the vinegar, keeping your head back from the hot pot, brown sugar, stock, and water, and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until cabbage is very tender and soup has thickened. Stir the bacon bits back in, then adjust the salt to your taste.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.

GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook and stir onion and apple over medium heat until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; cook, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or cold.

CABBAGE BORSCHT MENNONITE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring beef soup bones and water to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, adding more water, as necessary, to maintain the 2 quart level. Remove and discard the soup bones, then strain the broth into a fresh pot, and return to the stove.
• Stir in the carrots, potatoes, cabbage, onions, parsley, allspice berries, bay leaf, star anise, salt, and pepper. Cook until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and return soup to a boil. Serve individual bowls of soup topped with heavy cream.

GERMAN SAUSAGE AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Cook coleslaw mix, onion, celery and caraway seed in butter 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and soup is thoroughly heated.

KAHLSUPPE - GERMAN CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the butter and saute the onions, diced bacon and leek.
• Combine all the remaining ingredients except salt and pepper in the saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer partially covered for 90 minutes.
• Remove the bouquet garni and season the soup with salt and pepper.
• Serve the cabbage soup and garnish with fresh parsley leaves.

GERMAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Dissolve bouillon in water; add to the beef mixture. Add the salt, pepper, garlic, bay leaf, tomato juice, celery, carrots, potatoes, cabbage and green pepper. , Simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the corn, peas and beans; heat through. Discard bay leaf before serving.