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German Savoy Cabbage Soup

A typical German soup with savoy cabbage, ground meat and potatoes, a comforting and delicious cabbage soup recipe, perfect for the cold winter days.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 380 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: German

Ingredients

  • 1 lb savoy cabbage 450 g/ about ½ a not very large cabbage
  • 1 lb potatoes 450 g
  • 75 smoked streaky bacon preferably one thicker piece
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 lb ground meat half beef, half pork, 450 g
  • 1 teaspoon sweet ground paprika
  • 1 teaspoon hot ground paprika
  • 8 ½ cups beef or vegetable broth 2 liter
  • fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • small bunch of chives
  • Creme Fraiche /smetana/sour cream to serve, optional

Instructions

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  1. Chop the savoy cabbage into small pieces. Cut the potatoes into small cubes. Chop the bacon and the onion finely as well.
  2. Saute: Heat the oil in a heavy bottom soup pot. Add the bacon and the onion to the pot and let cook until the onion is translucent and some of the bacon fat has rendered. Add the ground meat and cook until brown, stirring and breaking the lumps in between.
  3. Add spices: Both sorts of ground paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir well.
  4. Add the savoy cabbage, potatoes, and beef or vegetable broth to the soup pot. Stir well, cover, leaving a small crack open, and let cook on medium-low heat for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
  5. Adjust the taste with salt and generously with freshly ground black pepper.
  6. Serve: Sprinkle with finely chopped chives and serve with a dollop of crème fraiche, if desired. The soup can be reheated; it tastes even better the next day.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/6 of the soup Calories 380kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 28g (56%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 11g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 79mg (26%) Sodium 658mg (27%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 380

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/6 of the soup
Calories 380kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 28g 56%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 11g 65%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 79mg 26%
Sodium 658mg 27%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.