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Delicious Ukrainian Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak)

Delicious Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak) is a comforting, flavorful dish made with fresh cabbage marinated in apple cider vinegar, creating a rich, tangy taste. The soup is slow-cooked with vegetables, tomato paste, and your choice of broth (chicken, beef, or veal). It’s a perfect meal for any occasion, easily adaptable to vegetarian or vegan diets.
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course Dinner, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Ukrainian
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 Pot
  • 1 Chef's knife
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 2 bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g chicken
  • 4 cups shredded white cabbage
  • 4 potatoes medium size
  • 1 carrot medium size
  • 1.5 onion
  • 3 tbsp white rice
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp celery seeds
  • 1 tsp dill seeds
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • salt to taste
  • 4 litre water

Instructions
 

  • Place meat in 4 cups cold water and bring to a boil.
  • Discard the broth or skim off the foam, then add more water and bring to a boil again.
  • Add bay leaves, black pepper, and half of onion to the broth.
  • Reduce heat to medium and cover with a lid.
  • Soak rice in cold water for about 15 minutes.
  • Shred the cabbage into thin pieces.
  • In a bowl, marinate cabbage for 15 minutes in cold water with apple cider vinegar (2 tbsp)
  • Chop onion, dill and parsley.
  • Peel potatoes, and cube them.
  • Peel carrot and grate it using large holes.
  • Drain cabbage and rice.
  • Sauté the onion and carrot
  • Add cabbage and tomato paste to the frying pan, season with celery and dill seeds, add salt.
  • Remove cooked meat from the broth and cool it.
  • Add potato to the broth.
  • Cut the meat into small pieces.
  • Transfer the sautéed vegetables to the broth.
  • Add the meat back to the broth.
  • Season with fresh dill and parsley, add salt to taste and 1-2 table spoons of vinegar for more sourness.
  • Serve hot with sour cream.
Keyword Cabbage soup, dish with cabbage, European cuisine, Kapusniak