Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup

This is a simple recipe for Russian cabbage soup. It’s wonderfully rich.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 medium carrots, shredded
• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 4 cubes beef bouillon
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 quarts water, divided
• 1 head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Steps

1. Crumble ground beef into a large pot. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrots, onion, sugar, vinegar, bouillon cubes, salt, and pepper. Pour in 1 quart of water and bring to a boil. Stir to break up beef while heating. Once the soup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Pour in remaining water and return to a slow boil. Add cabbage and garlic. Simmer until cabbage is tender, about 25 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls to serve.