Mom’s Russian Cabbage Soup

 

Mom's "Russian" Cabbage Soup 

Sauté 2 chopped onions in lard (or other good fat) til almost glassy.

Add a stalk of chopped celery, cook for 2 minutes.

Add 7-10 cloves chopped garlic, stir 1 minute.  Season well with pepper, easy on salt.

Add 2 chopped carrots, and roughly chopped cabbage and stir to ensure it is coated in the fat.

Add chicken stock (or just water) and bring to a boil.  I just add enough liquids to cover the cabbage.  For an easy boost of flavour, I stir in a heaping teaspoon of Better than Boullion (chicken) and it turns out great!

Finally, a 2-4 sliced SMOKED German sausages, and simmer until the smokiness from the sausages can be smelled, and the cabbage still has some bite (but definitely not mushy).  Taste to season, if necessary.  

The key to this soup is to use the BEST quality sausages... they make ALL the difference! 

MJ

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It isn't pretty, but it sure was good!  (Ketchup was not W30 compliant... oopsie!)

Finally, a weeknight meal of garlicky ground beef and sausage, G's favourite broccoli salad, and some leftover raw beet salad and carrot slaw.

We're done with this round of the Whole 30, and our reintroductions have been uneventful, since I no longer cook with soybean oils / condiments and corn isn't in our diet any more - because of what we learned in last June's Whole 30.  Interestingly, our meals are still very much true to the plan.  I have enjoyed greater energy, better sleep, and continued weight loss beyond my expectations... which are all totally awesome benefits to forever eating this way!

Let me know in the comments if you want the recipes to any of the above foods!