Light Hot And Sour Cabbage Soup Food

HOT AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• NOTE: One cup of seasoned rice vinegar is the same as 3/4 cup white rice vinegar plus 1/4 cup sugar plus 2 teaspoons salt. I used this substitution and it was great.
• Spray a large soup pot with some cooking spray, and heat over medium heat. Add onion, and saute until soft.
• Meanwhile, quarter your cabbage, remove the core, and shred the cabbage with a large chef's knife. Add tomatoes, cabbage, undrained mushrooms, and broth to the pot and stir well.
• Add the soy sauce, vinegar, chili flakes and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, then turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 20 minutes or until cabbage is the desired tenderness.
• Grind a lot of fresh black pepper over the top and serve.

HOT AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy bottom pot or dutch oven, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add the ground meat, onion and salt, and saute over medium-high heat, stirring, breaking the meat apart, stirring about 6 minutes.
• Lower heat to medium, add the garlic, ginger, chili flakes and pepper and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the bell pepper, celery and cabbage, saute for just a few more minutes, then add the broth. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot, lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until cabbage has softened.
• Season: Add the vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Give a stir and taste. It should taste deep and tangy. If not add little more soy or vinegar to taste. Add a little sriracha or garlic chili paste to taste (or add more chili flakes) and stir in the scallions.*If the broth becomes too salty add a little splash of water to dilute.
• Garnish with scallions or cilantro, sesame seeds and a drizzle of sesame oil.

HUNGARIAN SWEET 'N' SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
• Add the onion, garlic, and caraway seeds, and saute, stirring frequently, until the onion is translucent.
• Stir in the paprika, and cook for 1 minute while stirring continuously.
• Add the diced tomatoes (with juice), tomato puree, cold water, and vinegar. Bring the soup to a simmer,.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the cabbage and lemon zest; continue to simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, until the cabbage is tender.
• Add the honey.
• Season the soup with the salt and pepper and the optional smoked paprika.

HOT & SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add leeks and saute for about 5 minutes, scraping the bottom continuously with a spoon or spatula. Add garlic and ginger and saute for another minute, stirring continuously.
• Add cabbage and bamboo shoots to pot and stir thoroughly to coat. Stir occasionally for 5 minutes.Stir in tamarind paste to coat thoroughly and cook for another minute. Add vegetable stock and stir thoroughly.
• Open the can of tomatoes, but leave them in the can. Add chopped Calabrian chili peppers (minus the stems) to the can. Use an immersion blender for 30 seconds or so to blend tomatoes and peppers together. Add mixture to the pot and stir thoroughly.
• Add both vinegars to the pot and stir. Cook for 20 minutes on medium heat, or until cabbage is tender.
• In a separate bowl, use liquid reserved from bamboo shoots to blend with cornstarch. Alternately, use 1/2 cup of water or some of the soup removed from the pot. Blend the cornstarch mixture into the soup by pouring in a steady stream while stirring continuously.
• Whisk two eggs in a bowl, then blend them into the soup by pouring in a stead stream while stirring continuously. This will produce a "feathering" effect in the soup.
• Stir in chopped cilantro and serve, adding additional fresh cilantro as a garnish.

LIGHT HOT AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, heat oil, add garlic, carrots, celery and onion season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Saute until onion is transparent.
• Stir in tomato paste to combine, add mushrooms and cook for approximately 4-5 minutes or carrots and celery are tender.
• Add chicken broth, soy sauce and cider vinegar. Bring to a boil, then add cabbage reduce heat add hot water and simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
• Serve with sliced green onion on top.
• This is only 3 points on Weight Watchers Diet as well!