Cabbage Roll Soup

• porciones: 6
• tiempo activo: 15 minutes
• tiempo total: 45 minutes

Ingredientes

2 teaspoons olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

1 pound ground beef I use 90% lean

1 onion finely diced

2 teaspoons minced garlic

4 cups coarsely chopped green cabbage

2 carrots peeled, quartered and sliced

4 cups beef broth

3 8 ounce cans tomato sauce

1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice

1 bay leaf

3 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons parsley

Instrucciones

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the ground beef and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Cook, breaking up the meat with a spatula, until beef is browned, approximately 4-5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add the cabbage, carrots, beef broth, tomato sauce, rice, bay leaf and brown sugar to the pot. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Bring to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove bay leaf and discard.

Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Notas

You can substitute brown rice for white rice, but that will require about 20 more minutes of cook time.