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Cabbage Soup
🏝️ Caribbean

Cabbage Soup

🏝️ Caribbean

A clear, restorative caribbean soup starring cabbage — light on the palate, big on aroma. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, diced
  • Garlic3 cloves, minced
  • Cabbage1/2 head
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Coconut Oil1 tbsp
  • Allspice1/2 tsp
  • Fresh Thymesmall handful
  • Yam300 g
  • Dumplings100 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the onion in the Coconut Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the garlic and allspice and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the cabbage.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the cabbage is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh thyme and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to make a simple cabbage soup Jamaican Style 🇯🇲👌🏾 · on YouTube