HOW TO: Christmas Cabbage Soup from Mostly Cabbage...

[GammaGlobulin]

My Friends,

 

This Christmas, I will be splurging on cabbage, which I don't normally buy, due to my limited budget.

 

At this very moment, I am doing a test run:

 

a.  I have my slow cooker, which actually maintains a rolling boil when set on HI.

 

b. I have added two large cabbages.

 

c.  I added one carrot.

 

d.  I added quite a bit of fresh ginger, maybe about one full cup.

 

e.  I dumped in one can of Minced Tomatoes.

 

f.  I have no broth, chicken or otherwise, to add.

 

g.  In place of the broth, I will add two orders of 5-egg omelets.  These omelets I have in my freezer are made with fresh garlic.

 

h.  I have plenty of broiled chicken breast in the freezer, which I will add later.

 

i.  I also have PLENTY of Spanish Extra-virgin Olive Oil...  Maybe about 5 gallons, in stock.  I will add a cup.

 

j.  But, what am I missing?  Have I forgotten some important ingredient to this brew?

 

 

I am sure you guys know, by now, that I rarely eat at restaurants.

 

In lieu of this, I must cook for myself, by myself.

 

I had wanted to add a bit of rice wine, but I have none.

 

Any hints concerning how to improve my cabbage soup before it's too late?

 

I just this moment turned on the cooker, and now it's about 1:50 AM....

 

Doubtless, this soup will not be fully cooked until the cocks crow, which happens at almost any hour of the day, here in Thailand.

 

What about adding a bit of Lao Khao, for example?

 

Any advice to improve upon the above recipe will be welcome.

 

I might be too late to add anything more on this trial run.

But, it is my plan to perfect this recipe so that I can have cabbage soup on a daily basis, just to keep me regular.

 

Thanks for your input!

 

Regards,

 

Gamma

 

 

[still kicking]

Is this guy normal?

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

Is this guy normal?

 

When boiling cabbage in your kitchen, it is always wise to keep your exhaust fan running, from the beginning to the end of the process.

 

Nothing stinks so much in the house, like boiling cabbage.

 

Boiling cabbage reminds me of the days of my youth when I was reading Russian novels, in fact.

 

 

[flyingtlger]

Sounds rather bland...I'd put some more veggies and spices, like, garlic, mustard greens, chilies and star anise for a little more depth but I understand that some folks like their food bland.

[save the frogs]

I think you should take cooking lessons, Gamma

 

Never too late to learn how to cook

 

Or get a maid 

 

 

[scottiejohn]

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Is this guy normal?

NO!

Probably a BOT!

[worgeordie]

I thought you left these shores and were in Japan ,never to return, you said,

what happened go on a Japanese Forum with your nonsense and they deported

you ,   with all that Cabbage soup ,do you have a toilet plunger handy.

 

regards Worgeordie

 

 

[bignbad]

When the pot has finally finished cooking, and everything is a mush, pour it straight into the toilet bowl, sounds like the only place for it!

[freeworld]

Add two potatoes to thicken it up, add some broccoli and a quarter or half of a chicken stock cube would add flavour, some black pepper.

 

I would not add so much oil.

[freeworld]

52 minutes ago, bignbad said:

When the pot has finally finished cooking, and everything is a mush, pour it straight into the toilet bowl, sounds like the only place for it!

Rubbish its food and quite edible.

[Olmate]

13 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Rubbish its food and quite edible.

Tucker 'plucker'! 

[brianthainess]

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

f.  I have no broth, chicken or otherwise, to add.

Have you not heard of Knorr stock cubes?, even on your pittance you could buy one, chicken, veg, pork and more, maybe start a Go F Me page. 

[Gottfrid]

8 hours ago, still kicking said:

Is this guy normal?

It all depends on your personal preferences, and how much BS you can eat.

[LosLobo]

Sounds like you are almost there with my favorite tasty cheap and easy Indonesian dish Soto Ayam.

 

Lots of variations:

 

Soto Ayam Medan (Chicken Soup in Coconut Milk) (whattocooktoday.com)

 

Soto Ayam Bening (Indonesian Clear Chicken Noodle Soup) (whattocooktoday.com)

 

I would shred the egg omelette to take on the noodle look.

 

NB Omelettes are not stock!

 

As suggested for thickening add some finely cut potatoes and possibly onion too as this beside thickening adds flavour.

 

I would suggest the budget way to buy chicken is to buy a whole hen.

 

Pop in a pot with carrot, onion, chinese celery scraps and skins, and gently simmer one or two bubbles skimming the pot at intervals, until cooked.

 

The meat can then be taken and frozen, and the bones can continue to simmer further until you have good stock, then you can reduce finished stock to a glaze if you want.

 

Then freeze it into cubes.

 

Go easy on the ginger and oil.

 

Forget the stock cubes too much salt.

[GammaGlobulin]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Have you not heard of Knorr stock cubes?, even on your pittance you could buy one, chicken, veg, pork and more, maybe start a Go F Me page. 

 

I have heard of Knorr.

This is a famous and long-standing brand.

BUT, I am not sure of the salt content.

I used to use actual cans of chicken broth.

 

Strangely enough, eating this now, with rice, I can tell you, for sure, it's definitely NOT bad!

 

Maybe as just a soup it might not be think enough.

 

However, I just pour it over a bowl of rice, and then dig in.

 

After all, it is not unhealthy food.

 

And, I rather like it.

 

Food tastes are learned, anyway.

 

And so, I am sure that I will learn to love this, too.

 

Cabbage is a good and healthy vegetable that seems to grow almost everywhere.

 

The local market rarely sells broccoli, or I would definitely make broccoli with the SAME recipe that I created last night.

 

All is well that ends well.

 

(I just wish I had a few onions.)

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

8 hours ago, LosLobo said:

Sounds like you are almost there with my favorite tasty cheap and easy Indonesian dish Soto Ayam.

 

Lots of variations:

 

Soto Ayam Medan (Chicken Soup in Coconut Milk) (whattocooktoday.com)

 

Soto Ayam Bening (Indonesian Clear Chicken Noodle Soup) (whattocooktoday.com)

 

I would shred the egg omelette to take on the noodle look.

 

NB Omelettes are not stock!

 

As suggested for thickening add some finely cut potatoes and possibly onion too as this beside thickening adds flavour.

 

I would suggest the budget way to buy chicken is to buy a whole hen.

 

Pop in a pot with carrot, onion, chinese celery scraps and skins, and gently simmer one or two bubbles skimming the pot at intervals, until cooked.

 

The meat can then be taken and frozen, and the bones can continue to simmer further until you have good stock, then you can reduce finished stock to a glaze if you want.

 

Then freeze it into cubes.

 

Go easy on the ginger and oil.

 

Forget the stock cubes too much salt.

 

Yes.

 

Very good.

 

This seems to be the proper way to cook soup!

 

 

[ArnieP]

10 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I thought you left these shores and were in Japan ,never to return, you said,

what happened go on a Japanese Forum with your nonsense and they deported

you ,   with all that Cabbage soup ,do you have a toilet plunger handy.

 

regards Worgeordie

 

 

He was complaining on another thread a few days ago that Japanese food was in - his words - garbage. Perhaps this put him off going.

[georgegeorgia]

11 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

NO!

Probably a BOT!

Oh Scottie ,oh Scottie 

[Lacessit]

The OP is destroying most organic nutrients present in his ingredients with prolonged boiling. Vitamins etc.

 

My approach is to cook vegetables by bringing beans, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower to the boil briefly, then simmer for five minutes. I drain the water off, and put them all in a blender.

I then add chunks of New Zealand Mainland vintage cheese, plus sai ua, northern Thai herbal sausage. I blend, adding boiling water to achieve the desired consistency.

The end product is similar to a mulligatawny. Australians can add Vegemite for B vitamins, and extra flavor. Filling, and tasty.

 

IMO that is soup. From the OP's description, he is in the process of making mush.