Fresh cabbage soup

Shchi made from fresh cabbage is a delicious dish of original Russian cuisine. This soup will perfectly refresh you in the summer, and its rich aroma will be remembered for a long time. Serve cabbage soup on the dinner table, it will perfectly saturate the body and at the same time fill it with vitamins! Your family will definitely appreciate your culinary delights!

Classic cabbage soup with pork

Classic cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage with pork meat is a traditional summer soup prepared according to an old recipe. The main secret of its amazing taste is fresh cabbage, which gives it a delicate sweetish aroma. But the pork broth turns out to be especially rich and tasty. The result will pleasantly surprise you!

1. 
   How to prepare cabbage soup from fresh cabbage according to the classic recipe? Before boiling pork meat, wash it well. Pour 2.5 liters into the pan. water, put the pork in it and put it on the fire. Bring it to a boil, skimming off any foam that has formed, and continue cooking for 2 hours over moderate heat.
2. 
   We clean the vegetables. Cut the onion and carrots into thin strips. Cut the garlic cloves into small slices. We will cut the potatoes into small squares and place them in a plate with water. Wash the cabbage and chop the head down to the stalk.
3. 
   Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, add the onions, carrots and fry for about 5 minutes, then add the tomatoes in their own juice to the mixture, stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. 
   Take out the finished pork and let it cool slightly, cut it into pieces. Place the broth on the fire and bring to a boil.
5. 
   Place the potatoes in a colander and let them drain. Then add it along with the cabbage to the boiling broth. Cook for 10 minutes.
6. 
   Now add the fried vegetables to the soup, add salt and pepper. Cook for another 10 minutes. We wash the greens, let them dry slightly and chop them. We send it to the cabbage soup, and also add pork, garlic, and bay leaf. Remove the pan from the stove and leave for 25 minutes with the lid closed. Fresh cabbage soup is ready! Season with sour cream and serve.

Tip: for soup it is better to choose pork with bones and a layer of fat.

Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for cabbage soup with chicken

Fresh cabbage soup with chicken is a delicious, rich vegetable soup with tasty meat pieces. The chicken leg broth turns out tender and satisfying, and the vegetables in it bloom with a special aroma.A real treat!

Portions: 6

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 min.

Ingredients:

• Chicken legs – 600 gr.
• Carrot – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Cabbage – 1 pc.
• Tomato paste – 3 tbsp.
• Greens – 1 bunch
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Salt, black pepper - to taste
• Vegetable oil - for frying

Cooking process:

1. Wash the chicken legs. Place them in a saucepan and fill with water. Place the pan on the stove and wait for it to boil. Then remove the resulting foam and continue cooking until the chicken is completely cooked (it will take about 40 minutes).

2. Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes.

3. Prepare the remaining vegetables. Peel the onions and carrots. We cut the onion into pieces, and it is better to grate the carrots using a coarse grater.

4. Using a large knife, chop the cabbage into strips.

5. Remove the chicken from the broth and separate the meat from the bones. Cut it into pieces. And put the meat back into the pan. We also put potatoes, cabbage and ½ a mixture of onions and carrots here. Cook everything for 20 minutes.

6. Fry the remaining vegetable mixture of onions and carrots in vegetable oil. When the mass is ready, add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. And stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes.

7. Place the resulting mixture in the cabbage soup. Salt and season with pepper, as well as chopped herbs. Add a bay leaf and two cloves of garlic crushed in a press. Cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let the soup brew for 15 minutes.

Bon appetit!

Delicious cabbage soup with beef

Fresh cabbage soup with beef is a very simple and incredibly tasty homemade soup. It is both rich and very light. This is the perfect lunch on a summer day. Try it yourself!

Portions: 6

Cooking time: 2 hours

Ingredients:

• Beef – 400 gr.
• Potatoes (medium) – 4 pcs.
• Water – 2 l.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Salt, seasoning - to taste
• Tomato paste – 2 tbsp.
• Cabbage (medium) – 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1 clove
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the beef and cut the meat into pieces so that there is one for each serving.

2. Pour water into a saucepan, add pieces of beef into it and place on the stove.3. During boiling, foam forms on top, remove it, and continue cooking the meat until it is ready. Approximately 1-1.5 hours depending on the type of meat.

4. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes or whatever you like.

5. Add potatoes to the pan, pepper and salt the broth, and keep on medium heat until the potatoes are cooked.

6. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots.

7. Stir and fry them in vegetable oil until a nice golden color, then add the pasta and mix.

8. Wash the head of cabbage and finely chop the cabbage. Add it to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes. and throw in the vegetable frying.

9. Peel the garlic and chop it well, add to the soup.

10. Throw in the bay leaf and cook for 5 minutes.

11. Turn off the stove, and leave the cabbage soup to brew for 15-20 minutes.

12. Add sour cream, stir.

Ready! Bon appetit!

How to cook lean cabbage soup without meat?

Lenten cabbage soup without meat is a light, appetizing soup. This is the perfect dish for a summer lunch. Unlike the meat version, lean cabbage soup cooks very quickly. And the recipe can be changed according to the season, adding certain vegetables: potatoes, peppers, zucchini. It turns out simply amazing!

Portions: 6

Cooking time: 35-40 min.

Ingredients:

• Cabbage – 1 head
• Tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Sour cream – 35 gr.
• Pepper – 1 pc.
• Water – 2 l.
• Salt, ground pepper - to taste
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Greens - to taste
• Vegetable oil - for frying

Cooking process:

1. Rinse all vegetables well with water. Peel and remove the stalks.

2. Cut the onion into cubes, do the same with the pepper, removing the seeds we don’t need, and tomatoes. Grate the carrots.

3. Mix carrots and onions and fry for 15-20 minutes until a light golden crust appears.

4. Mix tomatoes with pepper and also fry in a separate frying pan.

5. Shred the cabbage into small strips.

6. Finely chop the greens.

7. Put the water on the stove and, when it boils, throw in the cabbage and fried onions and carrots. Boil for 20 minutes.

8. Add peppers and tomatoes. Salt the soup, add pepper and bay leaf. Cook for another 5 minutes.

9. Remove the soup, add sour cream and fresh herbs to it, stir.

Bon appetit!

Fresh cabbage soup with tomatoes

Cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage with tomatoes is an appetizing dish that can be served as a starter for lunch or as a snack at dinner. Fragrant, with a rich taste, both adults and children will love it! Making this soup is a pleasure!

Portions: 8

Cooking time: 1,5 hour

Ingredients:

• Water – 2 l.
• Chicken – 600 gr.
• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Cabbage – 600g.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Salt, pepper - to taste
• Dill – 1 bunch
• Vegetable oil - for frying

Cooking process:

1. Wash the chicken. We clean and wash the vegetables.

2. Put the water on the fire to boil.

3. After boiling, put the chicken in the water, as well as 1 onion, cut in half and half a carrot. Salt the water and add bay leaf. Cook until the meat is done.

4.Grate the remaining carrots and cut the onion into small pieces. Fry them in vegetable oil until the vegetables become soft.

5. Place the tomatoes in boiling water for half a minute, and then keep them under cold running water. Make an incision crosswise and carefully remove the skin.

6. Cut the tomatoes into pieces and place them in a frying pan. Fry over moderate heat for 15 minutes.

7. Peel the potatoes into pieces of arbitrary shape and add them to the broth.

8. Cut the cabbage into strips, place it in a saucepan and cook for 15 minutes.

9. Carefully remove the boiled vegetables with a ladle, cool slightly and cut into small pieces. We also chop the chicken meat. Pour everything back into the soup and add the fried onions and carrots.

10. Add pepper and salt (if there is not enough) and cook for another 5 minutes.

11. Chop the greens and add to the cabbage soup.

12. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly and brew for 12-20 minutes.

Bon appetit!

Delicious cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage in a slow cooker

Cabbage soup from fresh cabbage in a slow cooker is a simple and quick way to prepare a delicious first course. This is a hearty and healthy soup, which contains a lot of vitamins and proteins we need. And besides, neither adults nor children can resist its aroma!

Portions: 8

Cooking time: 1,5 hour

Ingredients:

• Beef – 600 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Cabbage – 300 gr.
• Potatoes – 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1 clove
• Tomato paste – 2 tbsp.
• Water – 2 l.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Salt, pepper - to taste
• Vegetable oil - for frying

Cooking process:

1. First, let's prepare the vegetables for the soup. Wash them well and let them dry a little. Now take carrots and onions. Grate the carrots and chop the onion with a knife. Pour a little vegetable oil into the multicooker container.Select the “frying” mode on the display and, when the oil warms up slightly, add chopped vegetables to the multicooker. Fry them until soft.

2. Peel the garlic and cut the cloves into slices 2 mm thick.

3. Add chopped garlic to the onions and carrots, mix the mixture with tomato paste and fry it a little more (about 2-3 minutes)

4. Shred the cabbage into strips. Place it in the multicooker bowl.

5. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces. We also put it in the bowl.

6. Lastly, add the beef and add boiled water.

7. Set the multicooker to “quenching” mode for 80 minutes.

8. When there are 15 minutes left until the end of cooking, add greens to the soup, add bay leaf, salt and season the soup.

Tip: you can add a little sour cream to the finished soup for taste.

Bon appetit!

A simple recipe for cabbage soup with stewed meat

A recipe for cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage with stewed meat is a very appetizing first course. Stewed meat will speed up cooking, so you can cook a delicious lunch in just half an hour. And your family will be delighted!

Portions:6

Cooking time: 30 min.

Ingredients:

• Cabbage – ½ head.
• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Stew – 250 gr.
• Tomato paste – 2 tbsp.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Vegetable oil - for frying

Cooking process:

1. We will chop the cabbage into strips; for this it is better to choose a wide and sharp knife.

2. Take a pan and pour 2 liters of water into it. Add the cabbage and let it cook.

3. At this time, peel the potatoes. Cut it into cubes or randomly small shapes. When the water in the pan begins to boil, add the potatoes. And continue cooking over medium heat.

4.In the meantime, prepare vegetable frying from onions and carrots. It is better to cut the onion into cubes and chop the carrots using a coarse grater.

5. Fry the mixture in vegetable oil. When the onions and carrots become soft, stir in the tomato paste.

6. Open a can of stew and put it in the soup. Cook for 5 minutes, add the roasted vegetables.

7. Salt (the amount of salt can be increased or decreased to taste), add pepper, bay leaf and chopped herbs. Boil for a couple of minutes. Remove the pan from the stove.

Bon appetit!

Classic cabbage soup with mushrooms

Fresh cabbage soup with mushrooms is one of the best soups that you must prepare in the summer. Fresh vegetables are especially tasty and rich in beneficial properties, and mushrooms will add an incredible aroma to the dish. No one can resist this smell!

Portions: 6

Cooking time: 45 min.

Ingredients:

• White cabbage (small) – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Potatoes – 5 pcs.
• Mushrooms (any) – 250 gr.
• Dill/parsley – 1 bunch
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Water – 2.5 l.
• Wheat flour – 1 tbsp.
• Sour cream – 150 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Let's start with potatoes. New potatoes are easy to peel, so take the potatoes and simply scrape them with a knife, removing the skin.

2. Pour water into the pan, throw in the potatoes and let them cook.

3. Peel the carrots, wash them, and then cut them into strips.

4. We also clean the onion mode.

5. Wash and cut the mushrooms into small pieces.

6. Place chopped onions and carrots in a frying pan and fry in vegetable oil. When the vegetables are fried and become soft and golden, you can add mushrooms to them.

7. Prepare the cabbage. Grind the head of cabbage into strips (you can cut it into checkers, as you like).

8.Throw the cabbage into boiling water to cook.

9. When the vegetables in the pan have softened, add the roasted vegetables with mushrooms. Stir, add salt and spices to taste.

10. Take boiled water into a glass (about 200 ml), stir a spoonful of wheat flour in it, and add sour cream. Mix. Pour the mixture into the soup. Stir it.

11. Continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes. until all ingredients are completely cooked.

Bon appetit!

Recipe for cabbage soup with fresh cabbage and beans

Fresh cabbage soup with beans is a very tasty recipe for a classic Russian soup. It is prepared with beans, which makes the dish even richer and more appetizing. If you want to surprise your family, be sure to try this unusual soup! A real culinary find!

Portions: 6

Cooking time: 50 min.

Ingredients:

• Meat (beef/pork) – 200 gr.
• Beans (fresh) – 300 gr.
• Cabbage – 300 gr.
• Potatoes – 2 pcs.
• Sour cream – 100 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Tomato sauce – 2 tbsp.
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Dill/Parsley – 1 bunch
• Salt, pepper - to taste
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Water – 2 -2.5 liters

Cooking process:

Tip: it’s better to choose meat with bones or take ribs, this will make the broth thicker and tastier. If you take already dry beans for soup, be sure to soak them for a couple of hours, or better yet overnight, otherwise you will have to cook them for a very long time.

1. Prepare the meat: wash it and cut it into small cubes.

2. Throw the meat into the water and let it cook for 20 minutes.

3. Wash all the vegetables. Finely chop the cabbage into strips.

4. Peel the carrots and onions. Coarsely grate the carrots and randomly chop the onion into small pieces.

5. Cut the peeled potatoes into cubes.

6. Grind the garlic cloves using a press.

7.Add beans to the meat. Cook fresh beans for 10 minutes. (it is better to boil dry beans in advance).

8. Now add cabbage to the pan, stir the ingredients and cook for another 15 minutes.

9. At this time you can fry vegetables. Place the onions and carrots in a heated frying pan and fry in vegetable oil. When the vegetables become soft, mix them with tomato paste.

10. Now add our vegetables to the soup. Mix. Salt and season with pepper to taste. Add chopped garlic.

11. Cook the soup for another 10 minutes.

12. Season the finished soup with sour cream.

Bon appetit!

Meat cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage with meatballs

Fresh cabbage soup with meatballs is a beautiful and aromatic soup! Cabbage soup on its own is a very tasty dish, and with meatballs it becomes even more appetizing. They are quite easy to cook, but it is simply impossible to refuse such a dish!

Portions:6

Cooking time: 50 min.

Ingredients:

Soup:

• Water – 2 l.
• Cabbage – 1 pc.
• Carrot – 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Potatoes – 5 pcs.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Pepper mixture – ½ tsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Black pepper (peas) -3 pcs.

Meatballs:

• Pork meat (boneless) – 500 gr.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Pepper – ½ tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Put water to boil on the stove.

2. Chop the cabbage into strips; for simplicity, you can use a food processor.

3. Place the cabbage in boiling water.

4. Peel one onion, chop it finely, and then fry it in vegetable oil.

5. We do the same with carrots, so that they fry faster, you can grate them.

6. Mix onions and carrots, season the mixture with pepper and salt.

7. Peel the potatoes, wash them, and then cut into small cubes. Throw potatoes into water with cabbage. Let's cook.

8. Wash the pork and let it dry slightly.Let's cut it into medium-sized pieces to make it easier to grind the meat in a meat grinder.

9. Peel the onions, cut each into 4 parts.

10. Grind the meat and onions in a meat grinder. Salt and season the meat mixture.

11. Add the fried onions and carrots to the pan.

12. We form small circles from minced meat - meatballs.

13. Add them to the soup. Throw in a bay leaf, peppercorns and add salt, if necessary, to taste.

14. Continue cooking the soup for 15-20 minutes. Test the readiness and remove the pan from the stove.

Bon appetit!

Fresh cabbage soup with tomatoes and bell peppers

Cabbage soup with vegetables, seasoned with tomatoes and bell peppers, will be equally tasty with or without chicken. This is an ideal dish for a light lunch or dinner.

Cooking time – 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Water – 2 l.
• White cabbage – 300 gr.
• Potatoes – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Tomato – 4-5 pcs.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Bay leaf – 1-2 pcs.
• Parsley - 2 branches.
• Celery – 2 branches.
• Garlic – 3-4 teeth.
• Salt - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Hot pepper - optional.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Bread – 2 slices.

Cooking process:

1. Place water on the stove to bring to a boil. In the meantime, let's prepare the vegetables. Peel the carrots and potatoes, wash and cut into strips (the carrots can be coarsely grated). We also peel the onion and try to chop it as finely as possible.

2. Cut and clean the pepper. Using a sharp knife, first cut into strips and then into small pieces.

3. Shred the cabbage, but not very finely, otherwise it will boil quickly.

4.We cut a couple of tomatoes into cubes (remove the skin first), grate the rest.

5. When the water boils, pour the potatoes into it and add salt. Reduce the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Leave for 10 minutes.

6. Add onion to a heated frying pan with oil, saute it until soft for 4 minutes, add carrots. Sauté together with the onion for another 5 minutes.

7. Place the pepper in the pan. It should only be slightly softened. To do this, simmer it for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.

8. Add grated tomatoes to the vegetables. Increase the heat and stir the mixture until thickened.

9. Pour shredded cabbage into the pan with the potatoes. Bring to a boil and cover with a lid, leave for 5-6 minutes.

10. The frying is ready. Place it in a saucepan and stir. Next add the chopped tomatoes. Keep on low heat for no more than five minutes. Finely chop the garlic and add to the cabbage soup along with the bay leaf. Cook for another 2 minutes and turn off.

11. Chop the greens and sprinkle on the finished dish. After 10-15 minutes, serve with sour cream and bread.

Bon appetit!