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A round white bowl served with red cabbage soup and a dollop of sour cream.

Red Cabbage Soup Recipe

This red cabbage soup with apples and bratwurst makes for one delicious dinner! A new twist on the traditional cabbage soup recipe! You will love the balance of salty, sweet, and tangy combination of flavors - yum!
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (16 to 19 ounce) package of bratwursts (skins removed and sausage crumbled)
  • 1 medium onion (chopped)
  • 6 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 2 cups granny smith apples (about 2 apples - peeled, cored, and diced)
  • 7 cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1½ tablespoons worcestershire
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar (a sugar substitute can also be used)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • optional for serving: sour cream, cooked and crumbled bacon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add bratwurst and onions. Crumble bratwurst as it cooks. Saute until the bratwurst is cooked and you have achieved some browning.
    Sautéing bratwurst and onion to make the red cabbage soup recipe
  • Add apples and cabbage. Saute for 5 minutes.
    Add apples and red cabbage in soup pot. Sauté.
  • Add remaining ingredients, stirring to scrape up any brown bits off the bottom of the pot. Bring to a simmer and cover.
    Adding the remaining red cabbage soup ingredients to the soup pot.
  • Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    Bringing the red cabbage soup to a simmer in a metal soup pot.

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  • VARIATIONS: Use pork sausage, turkey or chicken bratwurst if desired.
  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Garnish with sour cream and crumbled cooked bacon.  Season to taste with salt and pepper. 

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 13gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 1980mgPotassium: 634mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1030IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg
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