Mom's Cabbage Soup
This soup is even better the second day, so feel free to make it a day ahead and let it sit overnight in your refrigerator.
Two pounds is a lot of cabbage for 2 quarts of liquid. You can easily add more liquid or cut the cabbage amount if you want a brothier soup.
Ingredients
½# pork, cubed
1-2 medium yellow onion(s) diced or sliced (The original recipe doesn't say how much union to use. My mom uses 2-3 onions. I used one medium onion last time. Use the amount that makes you happy!)
5ish cloves of garlic, crushed or chopped fine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 quart stock (I use beef stock, but vegetable stock will work.)
1 quart water
2 cups dry white wine (Pick something you like the taste of! I like a Pinot Grigio. I'd suggest avoiding oaky wines.)
1 tbsp. paprika
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup flour
2# cabbage cut into bite sized pieces
1# polish sausage
Sriracha (optional but tasty)
Brown pork in a stock pot with a little olive oil
Add onions and cook for a few minutes
Add garlic and tomato paste and cook for a minute or two, being careful not to burn your fond
Deglaze with your liquid
Add paprika, salt, and pepper
Whisk in the flour a little at a time
Add the cabbage
Cover and cook ~35 minutes until cabbage is desired texture
A few minutes before the cabbage is ready, add sliced, browned polish sausage
Serve with a nice, crusty bread and a good cheese!
My addition: add a little Sriracha to kick it up a notch!