10 In 10 Diet Cabbage Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 large onions
• 1/2 head garlic
• 2 stalks celery
• 2 large carrots
• 1/4 cup olives or 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato paste
• 5 bay leaves
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 whole cabbage
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Recipe

• 1 boil two quarts of water in a kettle.
• 2 dice 2 large onions and 1/2 head of garlic.
• 3 slice 2 stalks of celery and 2 large carrots.
• 4 cover the bottom of an 8-quart pot with olive or grape seed oil and stir-fry the garlic, onions, celery, and carrots. add at least a tablespoon of sea salt and lots of black pepper. when hot, not tender, pour in the boiling water and boil another kettle of water.
• 5 add tomato paste, 5 bay leaves, 3/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the pot and boil.
• 6 slice a whole cabbage as small as you'll be comfortable eating. put it in the pot as you get it sliced, and add the second kettle of water after it's boiling.
• 7 if you have fresh parsley, chop a good bunch inches otherwise throw in a handful of dried parsley.
• 8 cover the pot and boil the heck out of it. it's done when the celery is no longer hard and the thick parts of the cabbage are a bit translucent. the pot can cool overnight on the counter before you store it in the fridge.