Simple Cabbage & Bean Soup with Pork

Name: Simple Cabbage & Bean Soup with Pork
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound pork, cut into 1/2" cubes (I like shoulder, but you can use whatever cut you like.); 1/2 Tablespoon oil; 1 small onion, diced; 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into roughly 1/2"pieces (I find the peel can sometimes impart a slightly bitter flavor.); 1 large stem of celery, diced; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 Tablespoon tomato paste + 1 teaspoon sugar OR 2 Tablespoons ketchup if you don't have tomato paste; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 8 cups liquid (any mixture of water and unsalted stock you like); 2.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start; 1 Tablespoon apple cider or distilled white vinegar; 6 cups chopped cabbage (roughly 1"pieces), about half a large head; 2 (15 oz.) cans (OR one 28 oz. can) unsalted white beans, drained. (I used Northern. You can also use Navy or Cannellini.)

x @cook_5886383

Just a basic soup I make from time to time. Lots of healthful veg, beans for protein, fiber, and minerals, and a little meat for flavor.

An easy, inexpensive, balanced meal in a bowl. All the better with some crusty bread for dipping!

Just a basic soup I make from time to time. Lots of healthful veg, beans for protein, fiber, and minerals, and a little meat for flavor.

An easy, inexpensive, balanced meal in a bowl. All the better with some crusty bread for dipping!

x @cook_5886383

Just a basic soup I make from time to time. Lots of healthful veg, beans for protein, fiber, and minerals, and a little meat for flavor.

An easy, inexpensive, balanced meal in a bowl. All the better with some crusty bread for dipping!

Just a basic soup I make from time to time. Lots of healthful veg, beans for protein, fiber, and minerals, and a little meat for flavor.

An easy, inexpensive, balanced meal in a bowl. All the better with some crusty bread for dipping!

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Ingredients

60 minutes

6 servings

1 poundpork, cut into 1/2" cubes (I like shoulder, but you can use whatever cut you like.)
1/2 Tablespoonoil
1small onion, diced
2large carrots, peeled and cut into roughly 1/2"pieces (I find the peel can sometimes impart a slightly bitter flavor.)
1large stem of celery, diced
4 clovesgarlic, crushed
1 Tablespoontomato paste + 1 teaspoon sugar OR 2 Tablespoons ketchup if you don't have tomato paste
1bay leaf
1 teaspoondried thyme
8 cupsliquid (any mixture of water and unsalted stock you like)
2.5 teaspoonskosher salt to start
1 Tablespoonapple cider or distilled white vinegar
6 cupschopped cabbage (roughly 1"pieces), about half a large head
2 (15 oz.)cans (OR one 28 oz. can) unsalted white beans, drained. (I used Northern. You can also use Navy or Cannellini.)

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Steps

60 minutes

1

In a large pot or stockpot, bring the oil up to medium high heat and brown the pork.
2

Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and saute for 2 or 3 minutes until the onions just start to turn translucent.
3

Add bay leaf, thyme, and tomato paste (or ketchup), and give everything few good stirs. (This will give the tomato a chance to caramelize a bit.)
4

Add liquid, salt, vinegar, and cabbage, give everything another few good stirs, turn the heat down to medium, and cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
5

Turn heat down to medium low, add beans, stir them in, and cook, covered, for another 20 to 25 minutes. Adjust seasoning before the last 5 minutes of this cooktime to give all flavors a chance to meld.
6

Enjoy! :)