Description
Ina Garten’s cabbage soup combines hearty vegetables with rich, comforting flavors from classic French culinary traditions. Warm bowls of this simple yet elegant recipe welcome diners to savor each nourishing spoonful with pure satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (960 ml) low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 28-oz (794 g) can crushed tomatoes
- ½ head green cabbage, shredded
- 2 large yellow or white onions, chopped
- 8 oz (226 g) sliced button mushrooms
- 3 carrots, grated
- 2 green peppers, stemmed, seeded and grated
- 1 bunch celery, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) olive oil
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Sauté Foundations: Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, creating a shimmering surface for optimal flavor development.
- Mushroom Transformation: Add sliced mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, coaxing out their golden-brown complexity and releasing deep, earthy notes.
- Aromatic Layering: Introduce onions, celery, carrots, green peppers, and garlic, stirring for 10 minutes to build a robust flavor base with caramelized undertones and slightly charred vegetable edges.
- Seasoning Fusion: Sprinkle kosher salt, black pepper, soy sauce, garlic powder, and onion powder, thoroughly integrating these elements to create a harmonious seasoning profile.
- Cabbage Integration: Fold in shredded cabbage, allowing it to soften and meld with the vegetable medley while releasing its natural sweetness.
- Liquid Ensemble: Pour chicken broth and crushed tomatoes, bringing the mixture to a vigorous boil before reducing heat to a gentle simmer for 35-40 minutes, enabling flavors to marry and vegetables to reach perfect tenderness.
- Final Refinement: Taste and recalibrate seasonings, ensuring a balanced and deeply satisfying soup that captures the essence of comfort and complexity.
Notes
- Optimize Vegetable Caramelization: Sauté vegetables at medium-high heat to develop deep, rich flavors and achieve golden-brown edges that enhance the soup’s overall taste profile.
- Select Quality Cabbage: Choose fresh, crisp cabbage with tight, green leaves to ensure tender texture and maximize nutritional value during the cooking process.
- Manage Liquid Consistency: Monitor broth levels during simmering to prevent excessive reduction and maintain the desired soup thickness, adding water if needed.
- Balance Seasoning Carefully: Taste and adjust salt, pepper, and additional spices gradually to create a harmonious flavor without overwhelming the natural vegetable essence.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg