Russian Cabbage Soup

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 130 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

Chuck steak and cabbage combine in this grandma's Russian cabbage soup which delivers all the flavors of cabbage rolls but is much easier to make.

Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds chuck steak
4 (32 fluid ounce) containers vegetable stock
4 (16 ounce) cans beer
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon ground paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground white pepper
1 medium head cabbage, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped, or more to taste
1/2 medium head garlic, peeled and minced
1 cup basmati rice
2/3 cup wild rice
3 (15 ounce) cans tomato puree
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/3 cup white sugar
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Cut chuck steak into cubes.
2 Combine vegetable stock and beer in a Dutch oven and bring to a boil. Add chuck steak and return to a boil; skimming off and discarding any foam from the top. Add olive oil, paprika, and pepper. Reduce heat and simmer until meat is very tender, 1 to 2 hours.
3 Add cabbage, onions, carrots, garlic, basmati and wild rice; simmer for 30 minutes. Add tomato puree, diced tomatoes, and sugar; simmer for another 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.