Beef Stew with Cabbage

This beef stew with cabbage is a hearty recipe for cold evenings.

This is the first recipe that I created on my own. As a teenager, I lived with my Dad and he and I would take turns cooking. He always improvised and I tended to rely on family recipes and prepackaged mixes. My dad kept encouraging me to take chances and experiment. One day I had some leftover cabbage from making Bierocks and I decided to follow my Dad’s advice and made this hearty stew.

Stretch Your Stew Meat with this Tip:

Stew meat often comes in rather big chunks. To add a robust meaty flavor without adding tons of meat I use kitchen scissors to cut each chunk into several small pieces.

I brown the onion with the meat so I don’t have to add any oil to the soup. Even though I use meat that has the fat trimmed, there is still enough to brown the onion.

Beef Stew with Cabbage Recipe

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Beef Stew with Cabbage

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Author: Alea

Recipe type: Soup

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• ½ – 1 pound stew meat
• I medium onion, diced
• 8 cups beef broth (How to make beef broth in a slow cooker)
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 2 cups uncooked noodles(I use brown rice noodles)

Directions

1. Add meat and onion to a large pot and brown.
2. Add broth, vegetables, and spices. Cook over medium-high heat until it reaches a boil.
3. Add noodles and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.

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This soup is hearty enough to serve on its own, but I often serve it with Bierocks or a garden salad.

I still prefer my Dad’s cooking to any other, but since I live several states away I am thankful that he encouraged me to learn to be creative in the kitchen. Who has inspired you to be a better cook?

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