Cabbage Soup with Parmesan Potato Gnocchi

Recipe by: Ken Haedrich | from Soup Makes the Meal: 150 Soul-Satisfying Recipes for Soups, Salads, and Breads

Cookstr

Course: Main Course

Total Time: Under 2 Hours

Skill Level: Moderate

Cost: Moderate

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Photo by: Joseph De Leo

I’m quite fond of cabbage soup, in part because it’s bulky, has great flavor when cooked, and is inexpensive. What more could you ask for? Here it is featured with few competing elements, save for the gnocchi. Since there’s not much in the soup to boost the flavor of the broth, be sure to use a strong-tasting beef stock.

Yield: Makes 6 to 7 servings

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons olive oil
6 cups cored and thinly sliced green cabbage (½ small head)
1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced into half moons
Salt to taste
1 clove garlic, chopped
6 cups beef stock
½ cup canned tomato puree or crushed tomatoes in puree
1 bay leaf
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 recipe Parmesan Potato Gnocchi
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish.

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a good-size soup pot over moderately high heat. Add the cabbage and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes; it’s fine if it browns a little. Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon salt over the cabbage. Cover, reduce the heat to moderately low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Stir in the garlic during the last minute of cooking.

2. Stir the beef stock, tomato puree, and bay leaf into the soup and season with pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes, adding more salt, if necessary.

3. Gently drop the gnocchi into the soup; push them down so they’re beneath the surface. Increase the heat and bring the soup to a low boil. When it reaches a low boil; cook the gnocchi for about 6 minutes. When they’re done, they’ll rise to the top of the liquid and look swollen. Serve the soup with some of the dumplings in each portion. Pass the cheese at the table, for garnish.

Notes

Another Way to Cook Gnocchi:

You might like these gnocchi enough to think about other ways to serve them. The most common way is to drop them into a pan of simmering water or chicken or beef stock When they rise to the surface—as they do in the soup—simmer them for 5 to 6 minutes. As you would with any dumpling, keep the water at a lively simmer but not a rolling boil or they’ll start to fall apart. Pluck them out of the pan with a slotted spoon and transfer to a buttered, baking dish. Top with a little bit of tomato sauce and some Parmesan cheese, then bake about 15 minutes in a preheated 400 degree F oven. They’re wonderful as a side dish with all sorts of Italian foods.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Nutrients per serving (% daily value)

Nutritional information is based on 7 servings.

Nutritional information is based on 1/8 teaspoon added salt per serving.

Nutritional information does not include Parmesan Potato Gnocchi . For nutritional information on Parmesan Potato Gnocchi , please follow the link above.

Nutritional information does not include freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish

Calories 88kcal (4%)

Sodium 734mg (31%)

Total Carbohydrate 9g

Fiber 2g

Fat 4g (6%)

Trans Fat 0g

Saturated Fat 1g (3%)

Monounsaturated Fat 3g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg (0%)

Sugar 4g