Soupe aux Choux ( cabbage and pork soup) : Easy and healthy French soup for winter

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock enhances flavor without additives.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor profile.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: turnips

Sweet potatoes add nutrients while keeping texture.

Trim off the outer leaves of the cabbages and discard them.

Rinse the cabbages under running water.

Cut the cabbages into quarters.

Blanch the cabbage quarters in cold water with rock salt until boiling, then rinse under cold water.

Remove the hard section from the cabbage quarters and cut them into thick strips.

Melt butter in a cast iron pan over medium heat.

Add the carrots and half an onion to the pan and sauté for 10-20 seconds.

Add half of the cabbage to the pan and stir.

Layer the smoked pork belly in the middle of the soup.

Add the onion with cloves as a diffuser and then add the rest of the cabbage.

Pour in the chicken stock and add a grind of pepper.

Cooking Techniques

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