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🍽️ Classic Schtschi – Russian Cabbage Soup

208 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• Savoy cabbage 0.5 pc.
• Onions, yellow 1 pc.
• Soup vegetables 1 bunch
• Oil 1 tbsp
• Bacon strips 100 g
• Vegetable broth 2 L
• Bay leaves, dried 2 pc.
• Pepper, black ground pinch
• Parsley, fresh 10 g

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the cabbage and cut it into four large quarters.
2. 2. Remove the hard core from the center of each piece.
3. 3. Cut the remaining cabbage into thin strips.
4. 4. Halve the onions and remove the outer skin.
5. 5. Dice the onions very finely.
6. 6. Wash the soup vegetables thoroughly.
7. 7. Remove the hard ends from the vegetables if necessary.
8. 8. Dice the soup vegetables into coarse chunks.
9. 9. Heat a pot over medium heat.
10. 10. Add one tablespoon of oil to the hot pot.
11. 11. Fry the bacon for about three minutes until it is crispy.
12. 12. Add the diced onions to the pot.
13. 13. Sauté the onions for about two minutes until they look translucent.
14. 14. Deglaze the mixture with vegetable broth.
15. 15. Add the coarsely diced soup vegetables to the broth.
16. 16. Add the bay leaves to the soup.
17. 17. Add pepper to the soup.
18. 18. Reduce the heat to low.
19. 19. Cover the pot with a lid.
20. 20. Let the soup simmer for about 15 minutes.
21. 21. Add the cabbage strips about two minutes before the end of the cooking time.
22. 22. Cook the cabbage until it is tender but still firm to the bite.
23. 23. Wash the parsley in the meantime.
24. 24. Shake the parsley dry.
25. 25. Remove the coarse stems from the parsley.
26. 26. Finely chop the parsley.
27. 27. Fill the finished cabbage soup into deep plates.
28. 28. Sprinkle the soup with the fresh parsley.
29. 29. Serve the Schtschi immediately and enjoy your meal.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 208
• Protein: 13 g · Fett/Fat: 14 g · Carbs: 12 g