Fennel and Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil
  • 1 fennel bulb, cored and cut into thin slices
  • 1/2 head of white cabbage, shredded
  • A potato or two, cut into small cubes
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • garlic, crushed (it’s never enough)
  • 1 tsp of honey mustard
  • A handful of Brazil nuts, minced
  • 2-3 cups of bone broth
  • Crème Fraîche
  • Fresh herbs (whatever you have and think might fit)
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. In a large sauce pan, sauté the onion and fennel in olive oil over medium heat until softened.
  2. Add the cabbage, garlic, mustard, Brazil nuts, and salt and keep sautéing until vegetables start to brown. Stir often.
  3. Add the bone broth and potato. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 min.
  4. Puree with a stick blender.
  5. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
  6. Serve with a bit of crème fraîche and fresh herbs.

Notes

This dish serves 2 hungry nomads. Home-made bone broth is best. You can add some meat or hot dogs. We had short ribs on the bone when we made the broth, so I added some of the meat after pureeing the soup. Just experiment. Cannot go wrong.


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