Lazy Cabbage Roll Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium-size onion medium dice
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat
- 1/2 a medium-sized head of standard green cabbage chopped into uniform pieces that will fit nicely in your mouth
- 4 cloves of fresh minced garlic or to taste
- 10 fresh Roma tomatoes medium dice
- 1 pound can of crushed tomatoes
- Approximately 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 cups water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Smoked paprika to taste
- Hungarian paprika to taste
- Dried mint to taste
Instructions
- Saute the diced onion in the fat in the bottom of a large heavy pot.
- When the onion is translucent, add the meat. Brown the meat.
- When the meat is cooked, add the chopped cabbage and minced garlic.
- Cook until the cabbage is starting to soften (but is not yet fully cooked).
- Add the diced tomatoes, the crushed tomatoes, and the water, stirring well. If you think it needs more water, add some.
- Sprinkle in the cooked rice.
- Cover and bring to a rapid boil. Turn down the heat to a simmer, and gradually add the various seasonings.
- Taste as you go to make sure you didn’t screw anything up.
- Once you are satisfied with the seasoning, let the soup simmer for at least 20 minutes (can simmer for longer if you wish).