Sweet & Sour Beef-Cabbage Soup

By á-1980

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 pound lean (90% or leaner) ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 1/2 cups frozen bell pepper and onion mix, thawed, chopped
• 1 medium Golden Delicious or other sweet-tart cooking apple, unpeeled, diced
• 6 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
• 1 15-ounce can crushed or diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon paprika, preferably Hungarian sweet
• 3 cups coarsely chopped Savoy, or green cabbage
• 1-2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground pepper to taste

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from eatingwell.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add beef, caraway seeds and thyme and cook, stirring and breaking up the beef with a spoon, until it is mostly browned, about 4 minutes. Stir in pepper-onion mix and apple; cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes more.
Stir in broth, tomatoes, honey and paprika and adjust the heat so the mixture boils gently. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes to blend the flavors. Stir in cabbage and cook just until barely tender, 3 to 4 minutes more. Season with vinegar to taste, salt and pepper.