sweet russian cabbage soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 pounds ground lean beef
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 cubes beef bouillon
• 2 medium carrots, shredded
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 quarts water, divided
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• crumble the ground beef into a large pot. add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon cubes, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. pour in 1 quart of water, and bring to a boil. stir to break up the beef while heating. once the soup comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
• pour in another quart of water, and return to a slow boil. add garlic and cabbage. simmer for 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender. ladle into soup bowls to serve.