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This hearty cabbage soup with chicken, pork and lots of vegetables is a simple one pot meal. Great comfort food for a cold winter night and loaded with veggies!
Cabbage Soup with Chicken and Pork
There’s nothing like a hearty soup in middle of winter. A few of my other favorite main dish soups are Stuffed Pepper Soup, Turkey Chili Taco Soup, and Beef, Tomato and Acini Di Pepe Soup.
I spent the weekend with my cousin Katia and she put together this amazing soup. Made with a few simple ingredients she had on hand, it filled the kitchen with the aroma of comfort food.
Cabbage Soup with Chicken and Pork
This hearty cabbage soup with chicken, pork and lots of vegetables is a simple one pot meal. Great comfort food for a cold winter night and loaded with veggies!
Yield: 8 servings
Serving Size: 1 3/4 cups
Ingredients
- 16 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 pound country style pork ribs, boneless
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 large chicken bouillon, such as Knorr
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 8 cups water
- 1 medium head cabbage, chopped (about 9 cups)
- 3 medium carrots, chopped
- 2 large leeks, chopped (whites only)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 yellow pepper, chopped
- 1.5 oz brandy, omit if you don't drink alcohol
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric or achiote such as Sazon, optional for color
Instructions
- Chop meat into small chunks.
- In a large pot, combine chicken, pork, water and bouillon, bay leaves and cumin and bring to a boil, then simmer about 15 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the vegetables and remaining ingredients.
- Reduce to low, cover and simmer for about 45 minutes.
Last Step:
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Serving: 1 3/4 cups, Calories: 217 kcal, Carbohydrates: 13 g, Protein: 26.5 g, Fat: 5 g, Saturated Fat: 1.5 g, Cholesterol: 93.5 mg, Sodium: 212.5 mg, Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 4.5 g
Could you make this in a crock pot?
This was really good! I did saute the leeks and carrots first, and I used chicken broth instead of water. Other than that I made it as written. Will totally make this again!
I’m cooking it right now and it smells wonderful. With the ingredients, the recipe reminds me so much of a Mexican stew known as Caldo. I used bone-in chicken thighs and boneless country style ribs, which I will remove the bone from the thighs and chop along with the country style ribs, after cooking. I will let you know how it tasted. Oh, I did not use any kind of alcohol.
Is the chicken precooked ?
I omitted the alcohol and only used boneless skinless chicken thighs. Also added some crushed red pepper flakes and diced up a super ripe tomatoe. Yum!!!
I made this tonight. I had to increase cooking time by 20 min to have everything cook through. I eliminated the brandy. Excellent flavor!! I would also like to know the servings in cups. Very difficult to divide by 8.
Substituted Turkey Kolbassi for chicken and pork…….awesome!
Can I make this with just drumstick? I would have to add a lot more water.
This soup was yummy and much needed for a slight detox after holidays and work travel. I omitted the pork, added celery and added lemon juice to it. Delish!
I added celery, chicken stock and fresh lime/cilantro upon serving and it was great 🙂
Is the meat pre cooked or cooked in the recipe?
Thanks for the recipe — it was a success!
I also would like to know what size your servings turned out to be… I know it might be a little different depending on how much meat you have in the measurements…but it'll be pretty close. Is it 1 3/4 cup? BTW… I made this recipe with out the brandy or bay leaves (because I didn't have them on hand) and it was still VERY yummy! I would never have thought to use pork in a soup. LOVE IT! My family has loved all the recipes of your that I have prepared! Thank you!!! 🙂
Could this be made in the crock pot?
Made this soup tonight, it was amazing. Love you site, I've already made about 3 recipes and I LOVE that there are still so many good one. Also, best arroz con pollo recipe ever.
Thanks!
Yum, yum, and yum! This soup had such a great flavor. Leftovers were fantastic too. Thanks!!
Sure, why not!
Could I use some of that Kahlua pork? I know it's smoked flavored, but I have lot left over from making it last Monday and though soup might be a nice way. What do you think?
This soup was sooooo good! Thank you for these wonderful recipes
Sure, it would still taste great!