Sweet & Sour Beef-Cabbage Soup

Very easy to make and very delish! Since I am a vegetarian I did substitute the beef with extra firm tofu and the beef stock with veggie stock....great flavor and serves many!

Love it! Eat it almost every day. I make a big pot on the weekend and can it in 12oz jars and usually get 6 - 7 servings that I take to work for lunch. It's very filling and low in calories. I prefer to use a canned tomato sauce to the diced tomatoes. When I do use diced tomatoes, I get the ones with Italian herbs. I've used both savoy and red cabbage but I prefer to use the red for its flavonoids. I use fresh bell pepper (red, yellow or orange) & onion instead of frozen, and a granny smith apple.

Tasty, autumnal warmer This is a delicious meal that we ate on our 5:2 diet fast day. A small amount is filling, so perfect for this. I live in the UK and don't have the frozen onion, pepper thing, but I just added fresh ones after roasting them a little in the oven to soften and caramelise a bit. I can see substituting or adding root veggies but haven't tried it. Pros: Well-balanced, great way to use cabbage

We Could Not Stop Eating itWe added about 3 small diced potatoes and used about 8 cups of beef broth. Two small diced golden delicious apples, diced water chest nuts (for crunch), and some spicy sriracha sauce = deliciousness! Also consider adding more frozen vegs like just plain froz mixed soup veggies. You should add as much apple cider vinegar as you like. Will def make again, probably next week!Pros: Lots and lots of veggies

We Could Not Stop Eating it We added about 3 small diced potatoes and used about 8 cups of beef broth. Two small diced golden delicious apples, diced water chest nuts (for crunch), and some spicy sriracha sauce = deliciousness! Also consider adding more frozen vegs like just plain froz mixed soup veggies. You should add as much apple cider vinegar as you like. Will def make again, probably next week! Pros: Lots and lots of veggies

Pretty Good It is very filling. A very good soup to make during the winter season. The only thing I didn't like was the apple. The beef broth and the tomatoes did not go well with the apple. I think next time I will omit it or just use less.

Pretty GoodIt is very filling. A very good soup to make during the winter season. The only thing I didn't like was the apple. The beef broth and the tomatoes did not go well with the apple. I think next time I will omit it or just use less.

Delighted the colder weather is here again- time to start enjoying this soup! It's great as is, but have made a few changes. I ALWAYS DOUBLE the onions, peppers, and cabbage- like the extra veggies. A bit of hot pepper adds some zing. I live in Turkey and beef is VERY expensive here, so now make it most of the time with ground chicken thighs. I still use the beef broth, and add 1- 1 1/2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce to up the meatiness. Equally delicious!! Soup freezes beautifully so always ready to go. Yet another Eating Well recipe that's in my top 10 favorite recipes!!

Easy and adaptable! Didn't have bell peppers so used mostly cabbage. Turned out fantastic, can't wait to make it again.

Easy and adaptable! Didn't have bell peppers so used mostly cabbage. Turned out fantastic, can't wait to make it again.

For some reason I accidentally put in chicken broth but the soup was still super-delicious! I ground up the caraway seeds since I don't like the texture of them whole and used fresh red bell pepper and onion. I didn't think I would like the apple but in this soup it added a great sweet bite!

For some reason I accidentally put in chicken broth but the soup was still super-delicious! I ground up the caraway seeds since I don't like the texture of them whole and used fresh red bell pepper and onion. I didn't think I would like the apple but in this soup it added a great sweet bite!

I was nervous about this recipe because usually I dislike paprika, but it was wonderful! I used a Fuji apple, and you couldn't tell there was apple in there so I'm not sure what the fuss was for the readers who didn't like it. Maybe it depends on how soft the apple gets? I also used fresh peppers and onions since that's what I had, and mushrooms I was trying to use up. I used Napa cabbage---I think I would like it with more cabbage, but since Napa is softer (less dense) than regular cabbage it could just be that using Napa requires more than 3 cups. The whole family enjoyed it! --giddy

This recipe is a keeper. It is very nutritious, low-calorie, and tasty due to the wonderful flavor combinations and ground beef. I did not have the frozen bell pepper and onion mix, so just used 2.5 cups of chopped onions, green and red bell peppers instead. And the only apple I had was Macintosh, so I just used that. Anyway this recipe turned out great, highly recommended.