Ukrainian Recipe — Ukrainian Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

This cabbage soup is sweet with the taste of apples and a little sour from the addition of vinegar. A garnish of sour cream and chopped apple is beautiful and delicious.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 3 cups shredded red cabbage
• 4 cups beef stock
• ½ cup cider vinegar
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon celery seed
• ⅓ cup raisins
• ¼ cup apple butter

Cooking Directions

1. In a large saucepan, saute the apple and onion in the butter until tender. Stir in the cabbage and saute for 5 more minutes.
2. Pour in stock and vinegar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in sugar, salt, pepper, celery seed, and raisins. Simmer, uncovered, for an hour. Stir in apple butter.

Nutrition Facts

• calories154.4
• carbohydrateContent26.8 g
• cholesterolContent8.7 mg
• fatContent4.1 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent3.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.3 g
• sodiumContent254.1 mg
• sugarContent21.4 g