Old Russian cabbage soup - 5 step-by-step cooking recipes

We will not delve into the history of the origin of Old Russian cabbage soup, but we will immediately answer that the main ingredients are sour or white cabbage. And the zest in each recipe will allow you to enjoy not only during the tasting, but also during the preparation process.

Real old Russian cabbage soup - a classic recipe

Rich and nutritious cabbage soup based on the classic recipe will serve as an excellent warming lunch during the cold season.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 60-80 min.

Servings - 5.                

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  Let's start making the beef broth. We wash the meat and cook over medium heat until frothy. After boiling, cook for a couple of hours over low heat, season with various spices, bay leaves. Only add salt closer to the end of the cooking process.
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  When the meat is boiled, be sure to remove it into a separate container, crush it into smaller pieces, removing unnecessary bones. We put the chopped meat back into the broth and continue to cook over medium heat.
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  It's time to add the main ingredient to the broth - sauerkraut.
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  While the broth takes on the taste of cabbage, let's not hesitate in preparing the frying. Chop the onion and carrots as small as possible and send them to a frying pan preheated with oil. Fry until the carrots are golden brown and soft.
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  Add tomato paste or fresh tomatoes to onions with carrots, mix well. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
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  While the frying is being prepared, cut the peeled potatoes into cubes and send them to boil to the broth.
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  When the potatoes become softer, immediately add the frying to the almost finished cabbage soup, mix and leave it to simmer over medium heat. At this point, add salt to the soup.
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  We let the finished soup brew for an hour, serve and invite those close to the table.

Enjoy your meal!

How to cook lean old Russian cabbage soup without adding meat?

Unlike the classic recipe, meatless cabbage soup is a great option for a light, quick lunch that won't leave you heavy and will quickly return your productivity.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 50-60 min.

Servings - 5-7.

Ingredients:

• Dried mushrooms - 70 gr.
• Sauerkraut - 500 gr.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Potatoes - 3 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
• Bay leaf - 2 pcs.
• Black peppercorns - 7 pcs.
• Ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp
• Cabbage brine - 200 ml.

Cooking process:

1. We wash the dried mushrooms and pour a couple of liters of cold water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue to cook for a couple of hours.
2. Put sauerkraut on a frying pan heated with vegetable oil and fill it with hot water. We bring everything to a boil and simmer under a closed lid over low heat for about an hour, until all the liquid has evaporated.
3. After the mushrooms have been cooked, filter the finished broth through a fine sieve, and chop the mushrooms as small as possible and return to the broth.
4. Put the potatoes cut into cubes into the broth and cook for about 20 minutes. In parallel with this, chop the onion and send it to a preheated pan.
5. Add grated carrots and a little more vegetable oil to the browned onions. Simmer over low heat for five minutes.
6. The preparatory stages are over, it remains to combine the cabbage with stewed vegetables, bay leaves and send to the broth. Salt the finished cabbage soup, season with herbs, pepper and leave to simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.

Enjoy your meal!

Incredibly tasty cabbage soup with curdled milk according to an old Russian recipe

With sour milk, you can cook not only lush pancakes, but also a delicious first course that will pleasantly delight and surprise those around you.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 270g.
• White cabbage - 220 gr.
• Potatoes - 5 pcs.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Bay leaf to taste.
• Black peppercorns - 7 pcs.
• Butter - for frying.
• Salt to taste.
• Spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Traditionally, we start with the fact that all vegetables need to be washed, peeled and randomly chopped.
2. In a saucepan with thick walls, melt a piece of butter, spread the minced meat and fry over low heat until half cooked.
3. When the minced meat is browned, add the chopped vegetables, except for cabbage and pour boiling water over it. After that, bring the soup to a boil and cook the potatoes until soft.
4. When the potatoes are almost ready, add chopped cabbage, bay leaves, salt, pepper and mix well.
5. At the very end, add sour milk or yogurt. We keep on low heat for five minutes.
6. We serve ready-made cabbage soup in portions to the table and treat loved ones.

Enjoy your meal!

Step-by-step recipe for making old Russian cabbage soup with mushrooms

For cooking cabbage soup with mushrooms, we will use champignons due to their availability and ease of cooking. They will increase the nutritional value of the soup and fill it with useful micronutrients.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 40-50 min.

Servings - 8-10.

Ingredients:

• Pork - 400 gr.
• Cabbage - 450 gr.
• Potatoes - 5 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - 60 ml.
• Champignons - 250 gr.
• Tomato paste - 3 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.
• Spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. The basis of good and nutritious cabbage soup is a delicious broth cooked on rich meat. Boil pork meat until cooked. Then remove the extra bones and cut into cubes.
2. Next, randomly chop the cabbage and send it to the meat broth.
3. Cut the peeled potatoes into cubes and also send them to boil.
4. Grate the carrots and chop the onion into cubes. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan and heat the carrots and onions.
5. When the onion has acquired a golden hue and softened, add the tomato paste. Can be replaced with fresh tomatoes.
6. Add the pre-peeled and chopped mushrooms to the stewed carrots and onions and leave to simmer for another 10 minutes.
7. The preparatory stages have been passed, it remains to combine the frying and chopped meat. Cook the cabbage soup until all the components are ready. After that, add spices, salt and keep for another five minutes on low heat.
8. Hearty and aromatic cabbage soup is ready. Serve with sour cream, bread.

Bon Appetit!

A simple and delicious recipe for classic old Russian cabbage soup with soaked apples

By experimenting with new ingredients, it won't take you long to diversify your usual cabbage soup. The combination of cabbage and apples seems strange at first glance until you dare to try it. Pickled apples give the cabbage soup a natural sweetness and freshness that is never superfluous.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Servings - 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 1 pc.
• Cabbage - 300 gr.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Smoked brisket - 150 gr.
• Pickled apples - 4 pcs.
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cook chicken broth in advance. Fry chopped onions with carrots in vegetable oil and transfer to broth.
2. Cut the pickled apples into slices, and cut the cabbage into small cubes.
3. As soon as the broth with vegetables has boiled, add the smoked breast cut into strips for flavor.
4. Add chopped cabbage and cook for 35 minutes over low heat.
5. At the end of cooking add the pickled apples, salt and pepper. You can season with your favorite spices.
6. The cabbage soup is traditionally served with sour cream and herbs.

Enjoy your meal!