Portuguese Sopas

This has been a favorite of my family’s for a long time. Don’t expect any leftovers. Serve over sliced French bread.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (3 pound) beef pot roast
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 2 bay leaves, or more to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• water to cover
• 1 head cabbage, quartered, or more to taste

Steps

1. Place pot roast, onion, mint, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and bay leaves in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in enough water to cover the roast. Cook over medium heat until roast is tender, adding more water if needed, about 4 hours.
2. Stir cabbage wedges into the pot. Simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.