The question of how to cook cabbage soup correctly does not have a clear answer.
Just like, for example, borsch or roast, this dish has many faces, and each housewife has its own variation. The question of correctness is secondary when it comes to how to cook delicious cabbage soup that will appeal to all members of your family. Let's analyze the recipe in detail.
How to cook cabbage soup?
This soup ideal for winter (aromatic, hearty and thick), of course, requires a considerable investment of time. But it can be cooked immediately in large quantities. After warming up, it does not lose excellent taste. If you saw this dish only in pictures in cookbooks and have no idea how cabbage soup is cooked, then do not be afraid of difficulties. A detailed analysis of each cooking step will help you master this process and, having trained a couple of times, become a cooking specialist. It is important to choose the right meat before you make this soup.
Best of all are pork ribs. But not very greasy. If they are quite large, ask them to cut them in half so that they are no more than five centimeters in length. Also, the set of products should include one can (250 grams) of
tomatoes in their own juice, three medium onions and potatoes, a head of garlic, fresh dill, a couple of carrots, a jar of sour cream and half a kilogram of sour cabbage. It will be ideal if you make cabbage at home. So you can regulate acidity.
Broth preparation
How to cook cabbage soup from pork ribs? It is very important to make the correct, saturated and fragrant broth. But it should not be excessively fat.
Cut the lard from the ribs, if any. Leave it in order to passer vegetables on it. Four kilograms more water is needed per kilogram of ribs. Dip the meat in boiling liquid - this will make the meat juicy, and the broth - as transparent as possible. Carefully remove foam after boiling again. Dip also in the liquid carrots (or white roots - celery, parsnip), bay leaf. Bake one cut onion in the oven or in the microwave (“Grill” mode), put in the broth. This simple technique is called caramelization, which helps to significantly improve the taste and aroma of the soup. After an hour, strain the broth, put the diced potatoes in it.
Vegetable Dressing
It can be done while the broth is cooked and the potatoes reach the readiness. This is perhaps the last important nuance. Having mastered the intricacies of cooking vegetable dressing, you will understand how cabbage soup is cooked, and you will not be afraid to cook them in the future. Combine the contents of a can of tomatoes in a bowl, chop the garlic, dill and add red pepper. Explain. Fry the onion in the bacon, discard the greaves, add a mixture of tomato and garlic. Stew and pour into a pan with potatoes and ribs. Now chop the sour cabbage (if the fibers are too long) and add to the soup too. All together you need to darken on the stove or in the oven for about a quarter of an hour. Serve with sour cream and a slice of bread, the crust of which is best rubbed with garlic. Enjoy your meal!