Mediterranean cabbage soup with ground beef
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- 1 whole onion
- 1 stalk celery
- 2 whole carrot
- 1 whole bell pepper
- 1 whole cabbage
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- oil
- 1 lb ground beef
Heat a tiny bit of oil in a pot over medium-high and cook the ground beef until no longer pink; remove to a bowl.
Browning the ground beef (or mushrooms)
Add the onion, celery and carrot and cook about 10 minutes until softened, adding a little more olive oil if dry.
Add the grated garlic and warm through until fragrant.
- 5–6 cloves garlic cloves
Add the bell pepper for a minute or two, then the chopped cabbage; season with salt and pepper and toss two to three minutes.
- salt
- black pepper
- ½ cup arborio rice
- 1 can tomato sauce
Return the beef; add the rice, tomato sauce, salt, black pepper, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, oregano and chicken stock.
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 8 cup chicken stock
Bring to a boil, reduce to medium-low, cover loosely and cook about 25 minutes until thickened, the rice cooked and the cabbage soft and slightly sweet.
Rice, tomato sauce, herbs and stock
- ½ tsp dried mint
- parsley
Finish with dried mint and finely chopped parsley.
Finishing with mint and parsley