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Ukrainian Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

Rated as 4.52 out of 5 Stars
30 made it  |  23 reviews   |  4 photos
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"This cabbage soup is sweet with the taste of apples and a little sour from the addition of vinegar. A garnish of sour cream and chopped apple is beautiful and delicious."
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Ingredients

servings 154
Original recipe yields 7 servings

Directions

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  1. In a large saucepan, saute the apple and onion in the butter until tender. Stir in the cabbage and saute for 5 more minutes.
  2. Pour in stock and vinegar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in sugar, salt, pepper, celery seed, and raisins. Simmer, uncovered, for an hour. Stir in apple butter.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 154 calories; 4.1 26.8 3.3 9 254 Full nutrition

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My Uncle remembered a cabbage soup his immigrant mother made as a child. All he told me was it had rasins and prunes and short ribs in it. I used Holly's rescipe as a base, and I boiled 1 poun...

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The concept is great, but even after cutting the vinegar in half, the soup was still way to sour for me.

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My Uncle remembered a cabbage soup his immigrant mother made as a child. All he told me was it had rasins and prunes and short ribs in it. I used Holly's rescipe as a base, and I boiled 1 poun...

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I've made this soup twice now with great results. Served with fresh-baked bread (try the "Honey Wheat II" recipe on this site) and sour cream, it's a big hit for cold nights. My Ukrainian-born...

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I love this delicious soup; I put in 1/4C vinegar (instead of 1/2C) and use golden raisins. Sometimes I put in a slightly spicey sausage, sliced chunks: I boil sausage pieces in soup for a few m...

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This cabbage was unbelievably good. It reminds me of the soup my mother used to make, before she stated to control sweetenning in her recipes.

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we, my family, truly enjoyed this soup

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This recipe has become a favorite for me. A perfect recipe for the busy single (like me.) It's so easy and cheap without a lot of ingredients, yet so tasty! I love the vinegar flavor and follow ...

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I added 1 lb. Keilbasa to the soup and it was delicious!!

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Great sweet and sour flavor. The recipe as is yielded soup that looked just like the picture (more cabbage than soup). I added another quart of broth to get it to the consistence I liked. The...

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good recipe....i will cut down on the vinegar and add some cooked beef next time.

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