Easy Cabbage Fat-Burning Soup (RECIPE+Video)

By Chef Enrico Alaggia

This cabbage “fat-burning” soup is the perfect way to lose weight while having a hearty, nutritious meal. The ingredients are rich in flavor while low in calories.

Recipe

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 24 minutes Total Time: 49 minutes

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

• 4 carrots (1½ cups)
• 2 white onions (2 cups)
• 1 can of whole peeled tomatoes (16 oz)
• 1 large green cabbage head
• 2 tbsp. dry onion soup mix (pre-mixed is fine, or you can make your own from roughly equal parts of: dry onion flakes, beef bullion granules or paste, onion powder, parsley, celery seed, paprika, black pepper)
• 1 cup green beans (or frozen)
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 6 cups vegetable broth (or chicken/beef broth)
• 2 green bell pepper (if small, use 3)
• 1 cup celery stalks, chopped
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1½ Extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 bunch green onions for garnish

Directions

1. Start by cutting your carrots, onions, green beans, green bell peppers, and celery into 1 inch cubes. You can variate the type of cut (I julienned the onions, for example), but just keep in mind that the pieces should not be too small.
2. Julienne the green cabbage to your desired thickness. Leave the tomatoes whole.
3. In a 5-Qt saucepot on medium heat, add extra virgin olive oil and onions, and cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula.
4. In the same pot, add your carrots, green peppers, green beans, celery, and whole tomatoes along with the onion soup mix, the ground ginger, salt, and pepper, and cook while stirring for another 5 minutes.
5. Add all the julienne cabbage and the tomato juice with the broth, and cook over low/medium for at least 15 minutes.
6. Enjoy!

Update: Ingredients for the “dry onion soup mix” have been added for your convenience.