Cabbage and Bacon Soup
A Cantonese soup simmered with cabbage, smoked bacon, carrot, and onion, producing a savory, well-balanced flavor.
Ingredients
cabbage (peeled piece by piece, washed, blanched in boiling water until soft)
1/2
bacon
6 slices
carrot (peeled, sliced into rounds)
1 (small)
onion (peeled, sliced into thin strips)
1 (small)
garlic
1 cloves
water or stock
3 cup
celery with leaves (herb)
1
bay leaf (herb)
1 slices
mixed herbs (herb)
a pinch
Instructions
1
Prepare the cabbage
Peel the cabbage piece by piece, wash well, blanch in boiling water until soft, then remove and set aside.
2
Prepare the carrot
Peel the carrot and slice into rounds.
3
Prepare the herbs
Tie the herbs (celery with leaves, bay leaf, mixed herbs) into a bundle, or place them in a muslin bag and tie it closed.
4
Prepare the onion
Peel the onion and slice into thin strips.
5
Cook the soup
Add the carrot, herbs, and onion to 3 cups of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium heat and simmer until the ingredients are tender, then add the bacon and bring back to a boil. Serve immediately.