Cabbage Soup Ala Nita

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 slices bacon, cut in 4 pieces each
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 vidalia onions or 2 sweet onions, peeled
• 1/2 head green cabbage, cored,shredded fine
• 2 fresh carrots, scraped,chopped small
• 2 cans tomatoes, crushed or cut up
• 2 cans campbell chicken broth (or 2 knorr chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 3 cups hot water)
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare vegetables.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a heavy pot or dutch oven over medium-low heat, cook bacon until browned.
• 4 remove and drain on paper towels.
• 5 reserve bacon drippings for another use, if desired.
• 6 add butter to pot.
• 7 melt over low heat.
• 8 add onions and stirring, saute over medium heat until tender and somewhat translucent-- 5 to 7 minutes.
• 9 add cabbage and carrots.
• 10 stir in and saute-- also stirring-- for about 5 minutes.
• 11 do not overcook.
• 12 cabbage should be just wilted good and soft.
• 13 add tomatoes and juice from cans.
• 14 add chicken broth or bouillon cubes dissolved in hot water.
• 15 thin with additional chicken broth or water if desired.
• 16 cook covered at a slow boil for about 20 minutes.
• 17 add dark brown sugar and black pepper.
• 18 top with crumbled crisp bacon.
• 19 serve hot.