On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 2:01:18 PM UTC-7, Janet Bostwick wrote:
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> I'm interested in the Beef and Cabbage soup. Could you post your
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> recipe, please? I checked the 'Net, but the recipes are quite
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> different one to another.



Here's my Cabbage Patch soup we served in the restaurant. See if this fits your bill.


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1 cup small red beans -- soaked overnight (or use kidney beans if you prefer)
1/2 large head of cabbage -- chopped
1 medium green pepper -- diced
1 medium onion -- chopped
4 cups tomato juice
1 28oz can diced tomato -- in juice
1 1/2 quarts beef stock
1 tablespoon chili powder -- more to taste
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped fine
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup parsley flakes
1/2 pound hamburger -- cooked, crumbled and well drained

1. Soak beans overnight in your big soup pot.

2 Add rest of ingredients to the beans. Add water as necessary to cover cabbage as it cooks down.
Cook till beans are just tender and not mushy and cabbage is tender.

3. Add hamburger about 30 minutes before soup is done.

This is really good with a big piece of cornbread.