Beef and Cabbage Soup Recipe

This is a great quick weeknight soup, that doesn’t require a long slow cook.

Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1lb (500 g) lean ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 minced clove garlic
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
1/2 tsp (2 mL) marjoram
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
1 pinch ground cloves
3 cups (750 mL) chopped cabbage
2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, sliced
4 cups (1L) sodium-reduced beef stock
2 cups (500 mL) water
1/4 cup (60 mL) tomato paste
2 Tbsp (30 mL) Vegemite
1 cup (250 mL) cooked rice


Method:
In large soup pot, brown beef over medium-high heat, breaking up with back of spoon. Spoon off any excess oil.Add onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, marjoram, salt, pepper and cloves, stirring often, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cabbage, carrots and celery; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add stock, water, tomato paste, and Vegemite. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until cabbage is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in rice and heat through, about 2 minutes. Discard bay leaves.