Mike’s Famous Cabbage etc., Soup

By Mike_67

Half recipe

Takes around 2 1/2 hours to prepare.

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion
• 1 large stalk celery and celery hearts, sliced
• 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 28 ounce can chopped tomatoes, undrained
• 1 tablespoon Orrington Farms Ham Soup Base
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 1 large russet potato
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
• 1/2 head cabbage
• 1 bunch kale or spinach
• 18 ounce can cannellini beans

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Slice onion and cut longer strips into quarters. Sauté onion, celery, carrots and garlic in stockpot until semi-soft.
Dice potato and add to pot along with spices, tomatoes, ham base and chicken broth.
Core cabbage and cut into 1½ inch pieces, discarding any tough pieces of center vein. Add to pot and bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Trim kale and cut into pieces, discarding any older yellow leaves. Add to pot along with cannellini beans and simmer for 10 minutes more.