Cabbage Roll Soup

By Tstone76

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb lean ground pork
• 3/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 1 medium head cabbage, chopped (core removed)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups V8 or other vegetable juice
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

 This soup comes out very thick, almost stew-like, if you prefer a more soupy consistency, you can add more broth.

In a large pot, brown onion, garlic, pork and beef.
Drain any fat.

Stir in chopped cabbage and let cook until slightly softened (about 3 minutes).

Sprinkle flour into cabbage mixture and cook an additional 2 minutes.

Add all remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and reduced heat to medium low. Cover and simmer on low until rice is fully cooked (about 25-30 minutes)

Remove bay leaf and serve.

If you prefer a thinner soup, add more beef broth to reach desired consistency once rice is cooked.