German Cabbage & Beef Soup – The Best German Comfort Food for Cold Days

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German cabbage and beef soup is the best German comfort food for cold winter days. The beef in the stew gives it not only a great flavor but also makes the cabbage soup a hearty meal for lunch of dinner.

Ingredients

  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 tbsp. whole allspice berries
  • 3-4 bay leaves
  • 4 lbs. chuck roast
  • 1 white cabbage (medium)
  • 2 pounds baby carrots
  • 3 large russet potatoes
  • 1 tsp. whole caraway seeds
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Remove peel from the onion and cube into quarters.
  2. Rinse the meat and pat try.
  3. Add the water, allspice, bay leaves and the chuck roast to a large pot and bring to a light simmer.
  4. Bring the water to a light simmer and then lower the heat to medium. Cover it
    with a lid and cook the meat until it is soft and almost falling apart.
  5. Remove meat from the pot and set aside to cool. Reserve the liquid in the pot and bring again to a simmer.
  6. In the meantime, remove the outer and damaged leaves of the cabbage. Cut
    out the core and slice cabbage first into slices and then into 2-inch
    pieces.
  7. Peel and cube the potatoes. Add them to the pot where you cooked the meat.Cut the baby carrots smaller pieces and place them also into the pot with the simmering broth.
  8. Simmer for about 15 min. or until the potatoes and the carrots are almost done.In the meantime, cut the meat and the cabbage into bite-sized pieces.
  9. Taste the broth and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  10. Add the cabbage pieces and the caraway seeds to the pot and cook for about 5-10 min.
  11. Add the meat and let sit for about 10 min.

Notes

 

Only buy fresh firm cabbage. If the cabbage head appears to be very
small it is most of the times a very aged head of cabbage that got stored
for several weeks in the supermarket and the rotten leaves got removed
over time.

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