Description
A simple cabbage potato soup recipe made with just a handful of humble ingredients, done just right they will make you go back for seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 head small green cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 large yellow onion (or 1 leek), diced
- 1.5 lb golden potatoes, rinsed and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
- 5 cups vegetable stock, low sodium
- 1 tbsp caraway seeds
- 2–3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 8 sprigs thyme
- 8 sprigs fresh dill
- 1/3 cup onion chives, snipped
- 1 drizzle olive oil (or a splash of water)
- 6 strips smoked tempeh (optional for serving)
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 tsp liquid smoke
Instructions
- Step: Heat up your largest dutch oven or heavy stock pot over medium-low flame. Sautee the onion (or leeks) with a drizzle of olive oil or a splash of water and pinch of salt until wilted and starts to get some color (about 10 minutes).
- Step: Add the red pepper flakes and caraway seeds then stir in the shredded cabbage. Sautee together until wilted and caramelized, making sure to stir often adding a splash of water in between if needed to help create some steam. It should be perfect in about 20 minutes.
- Step: Add the diced potatoes, thyme, dill, onion powder, nutritional yeast, vegetable stock and liquid smoke then bring to a constant simmer. Cover with a lid and cook for 25 to 30 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through and fall part. Remove from heat and discard the thyme sprigs and dill.
- Step: Use the back of a wooden spoon to mash some of the potatoes against the side of the pot. Taste and adjust seasonings sea salt and black pepper at this point.
- Step: Meanwhile heat up a cast iron skillet over medium high heat and pan sear the tempeh strips until golden brown on both sides. Serve the soup garnished with fresh onion chives, red pepper flakes and crumbled with the pan seared tempeh on top.
Notes
If you like your soup to have a smoky flavor you can add about 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika or a 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke. This is strongly recommended if you are going to skip the smoky tempeh.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 131 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 51 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Cabbage Potato Soup, plant based, vegan recipes