Sweet Russian Beef & Cabbage Soup

When I first saw this recipe it just seemed weird to me. Sweet ground beef and cabbage? So glad I gave it a try however. Okay, it is a bit unusual in taste, but oh so good. Try it. You'll like it.

SWEET RUSSIAN BEEF AND CABBAGE SOUP

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground lean beef 

• 2 (14.5 ounce)can diced tomatoes

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 5 tsp of Better than Beef Bouillon

• 2 medium carrots shredded

• 1 onion chopped

• 1/4 cup white vinegar

• 1/4 cup white sugar 

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 1/2  quarts water, divided

• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped

• 1 small head cabbage cored and roughly chopped

Directions

1. Crumble the ground beef into a large pot and brown, drain the fat.
2. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, Better than Bouillon, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugars, salt and pepper. Pour in 1 quart of water and bring to a boil. Stir to break up the beef while cooking. Once the soup come to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
3. Pour in another  ½ quart of water and return to a slow boil. Add garlic and cabbage. Simmer for 30 minutes until cabbage is tender, Ladle into soup bowls to serve.

I changed this recipe just a mite. Here is the original recipe and video.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/94031/sweet-russian-cabbage-soup/