We all know that any kind of cabbage used in cooking has healing properties. Particularly noteworthy is cabbage, which contains the largest amount of minerals and vitamins.
White cabbage for medicinal purposes was successfully used by our ancestors of ancient Egypt and Greece. True, mainly as a means of intoxication. The scientist philosopher Pythagoras believed that cabbage was capable of maintaining vigor of mind and body, while the famous figure of Ancient Rome was convinced that, thanks to cabbage, the Roman Romans did not need medicines and doctors.
Addiction to this food product continues to this day. It is part of the ingredients of many modern dishes, but of course, in the favorite dish of the Russian people - rich soup.
Recipe 1: Chicken Soup
Let's cook today with us cabbage soup with fresh cabbage and chicken meat. For this we need to prepare: chicken fillet - 400 g; carrot - 1 pc. salt and pepper - to taste, onions - 1 pc. and a little water - 2 liters. From these ingredients we will prepare the broth. For the soup, we need: white cabbage - 500 g; carrot - 1 pc .; peppercorns - 4-5 pcs. ground pepper and salt; bay leaf - 2 pcs .; red pepper - to taste;
onion - 1 pc .; potatoes - 4 pcs .; tomatoes - 3 pcs. and sunflower oil - 4 tbsp.
First we need to make chicken broth. Put chicken fillet into the pan, fill it with two liters of water. Bring to a boil and drain. Fill fresh water, and again put on the stove. While the water is not boiling, clean the carrots and onions, and send it to the pan, without cutting. Add salt to the broth and simmer for about 1 hour. Then skip the broth through a sieve into another pan, and again put on the stove.
Shred cabbage straws. Remove the peel from tomatoes and cut into cubes. Peel carrots, potatoes and onions - cut all the vegetables into strips.
Fry the onions in a skillet, add sugar and carrot to it and mix. Continue cooking for another 2 minutes. Send them sliced tomatoes, mix and remove from the stove after 2 minutes. Add potatoes to the broth pot. After boiling broth, add the shredded cabbage and fried onions with carrots and tomatoes. Season the soup with salt, black and red pepper. Add more peas and bay leaves. Cooking soup on medium heat until potatoes are ready. Send in a pan chopped chicken meat. Cover and turn off the fire. Hold under the lid for 20 minutes, after which we can pour into plates. Add grated garlic and chopped greens. In a saucepan, you can serve sour cream, and everyone can pour it into their own plate at will.
Recipe 2: Shchi with chicken (with bell pepper)
For this recipe, you need to prepare the following ingredients: chicken meat - 300-400 g; carrot - 1 pc .; Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc .; tomatoes - 1 pc .; potatoes - 4 pcs .; onions - 1-2 pcs .; white cabbage - 300 g; a bunch of dill and parsley, pepper and salt, as well as sour cream.
Wash chicken meat and put it in a three-liter saucepan. Here we will send the peeled onion and fill it with water. Put the saucepan on the stove and cook on medium heat until the meat is completely cooked. It is recommended to remove the foam, which will periodically appear on the surface of the broth.
Clean the carrots and grate them. Bulgarian pepper and cabbage shred straws. Cut a diced carrot into cubes. Remove the cooked meat from the pan and put it on a plate - let it cool. We throw away the cooked onions, we will not need it anymore.
Now we put potatoes and cabbage into the broth and continue cooking. Pour oil into the pan. First, fry the onion on it, then add the grated carrot to it and we mix it all together for 3 minutes. Add the Bulgarian pepper and tomatoes and continue to simmer another 5 minutes. Ready vegetables will be sent to the pan and cook all together for 10-15 minutes.
Cooked chicken meat into cubes and then send it to the pan. Check the readiness of potatoes and cabbage. If everything is in order, turn off the stove, cover the soup with a lid and leave it in this position for another 5-10 minutes. Then pour the soup into plates, add chopped greens and a spoonful of sour cream to the soup.
Enjoy all the appetite!
Recipe 3: Chicken Soup (classic)
The classic dish of Russian feast, soup with chicken, you can cook in a slow cooker. Please, especially for you, a wonderful recipe for cooking soup. Prepare the following ingredients: chicken drumsticks - 2 pcs .; cabbage - 0.58 medium head; onions - 0.5 pcs .; carrot - 1 pc .; potatoes - 2 pcs .; water - 1.5 l; olive oil and salt.
Prepare all the ingredients for the process. Peel the potatoes, carrots and onions. Grate the carrot, chop the onion with a sharp knife into small cubes, and cut the potatoes into cubes. My chicken drumsticks, and dry them with a towel.
First, pour olive oil into the bowl and put chopped onion and grated carrot into it. Shuffle, turn on the “baking” mode and close the multicooker lid. Fry for 20 minutes. In the process you need to periodically lift the lid and mix the contents of the bowl. Cut the cabbage into thin strips and, after the sound of the corresponding signal, send the cabbage to the bowl, followed by potatoes and chicken drumsticks. Salt and add water. Gently mix the contents with a silicone spatula and close the lid. Select the program "soup". The cooking time is 1 hour and click on the “start” button. Our soup is prepared, and we can do our work during this time - the slow cooker will do everything for us. When the soup is ready, you will hear a beep. Open the cover of the multicooker, taste the cooked cabbage soup - add spices, if that. You got 4 servings of fragrant and fresh soup.
Pour in portions, sprinkle with chopped fresh dill and serve sour cream in a saucepan - if anyone wishes, you can put yourself in a plate.
Chicken soup - secrets and tips from experienced chefs.
- You can use any parts of chicken for cooking chicken soup, but ... before serving, separate the meat from the bones.
- No less tasty are the soup made from sauerkraut.
