Cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage and chicken meatballs. White cabbage soup with meatballs. How to make minced meatballs for soup

You will get harmonious cabbage soup from fresh cabbage provided that you have well balanced the taste of the vegetables. White cabbage itself doesn't have a strong flavor, just an appetizing aroma and texture, so it doesn't hurt to season it.

In the first course, cabbage “plays well” in an ensemble with spicy tomatoes. Housewives often replace fresh tomatoes with sauce or paste made from them - this is also an option. But if you are cooking for the whole family, including children, then you should give preference to tomatoes rather than preparations made from them.

Add hearty meat balls and rice to the cabbage soup and feed the whole family with a recipe that can be used at any time of the year, because white cabbage and tomatoes are available for sale regardless of the season.

Ingredients

potatoes 150 g
fresh cabbage 150 g
tomatoes 100 g
carrots 60 g
onion 50-70 g
bay leaf 1-2 pieces
vegetable oil 2 tbsp. spoons
greens to taste
salt to taste
dried garlic to taste

for meatballs:

minced meat (low-fat) 150 g
boiled rice 2 tbsp. spoons
egg (white) 1 piece
onion 1 tbsp. spoon
cumin 1/3 teaspoon
salt to taste

How to cook cabbage soup with meatballs

Pour 1.7 liters of water into a saucepan and place it on the fire.
Prepare the meatballs. To do this, mix minced meat (low-fat), beaten egg white (from a small egg), chopped onion and boiled rice. Season the minced meat with salt, cumin or ground black pepper and knead the ingredients well. The resulting mass can be slightly “beaten” so that the meatballs do not fall apart during the cooking process.
Cut the peeled potatoes into medium cubes or slices. Place potatoes into boiling water. Form round balls of minced meat and add to cabbage soup. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the first dish over medium heat for 10 minutes after boiling.
Chop the peeled onions and carrots. Simmer the vegetables in vegetable oil for 7 minutes over medium heat.
Cut the white cabbage into thin shavings. Add the ingredient to the cabbage soup along with the sautéed vegetables. Cook the dish for another 15 minutes.
Cut the tomatoes into slices. Add tomatoes to the first dish.
Salt the cabbage soup, season it with spices and herbs and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes. Stop cooking and let the dish sit for 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf from the broth. Serve hot cabbage soup with sour cream.

Meatballs are a real lifesaver. They are intended for lazy housewives who do not have time to prepare large dishes. You can prepare cabbage soup with meatballs in a matter of minutes, especially if you know some of the subtleties.
Recipe contents:

Shchi is a traditional Russian dish that is known to everyone. They are cooked from fresh or sauerkraut, from sorrel, with mushrooms, with beans, with lentils, with nettles... In general, the list of products can be listed for a long time. Surely every housewife has cooked them at least once. Cabbage, vegetables, roots and spices. That's all the simple and vitamin-rich composition of cabbage soup. However, you won’t be full with cabbage soup alone. Therefore, it is necessary to add meat filling to them, which can be made in the form of small meatballs.

Meatballs are small meat balls that can be made from any minced meat. Turkey, chicken or rabbit are suitable for baby food. For older people - pork, veal, beef. These balls roll no larger than a walnut. It is better to do this with wet hands, then the minced meat will not stick. And to make the meatballs more juicy and tender, you can put different fillings in the minced meat, such as cottage cheese, cheese, vegetables. At the same time, constantly changing the additives, you will get new tastes of meatballs. In addition, these balls can be frozen for future use and kept in the refrigerator. Then you can prepare the soup twice as fast.

Calorie content per 100 g - 58 kcal.
Number of servings - 6
Cooking time - 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Minced pork - 300 g (any kind can be used)
Cabbage - 250 g
Potatoes - 2 pcs.
Carrots - 1 pc.
Onion - 1 pc.
Garlic - 2 cloves
Bay leaf - 3 pcs.
Allspice peas - 4 pcs.
Salt - 1 tsp. or to taste
Ground black pepper - or to taste

Cooking cabbage soup with meatballs

1. Peel the potatoes, cut them into slices about 1.5 cm in size with a sharp knife and place them in the cooking pot. Remove the skin from the onion and place it in a saucepan. Add bay leaf and peppercorns.

2. Fill the potatoes with water and put them on the stove to cook. After boiling, reduce the temperature and skim off the foam.

3. Season the minced meat with salt, pepper and any spices. I add more nutmeg. You can buy ready-made minced meat or prepare it yourself. To do this, pass it through a meat grinder. To make the meatballs more tender, twist the meat twice. You can also use a blender to grind it.

4. Form small meatballs.

5. Fry the carrots in a frying pan until transparent and place in the pan with the potatoes.

6. Add meatballs immediately. Please note that the meatballs should be placed in boiling water; if you put them in cool or warm broth, they will become rubbery.

7. Chop the cabbage and add to the soup.

8. Boil the cabbage soup for about 5-7 minutes and season it with garlic passed through a press.

White cabbage soup with meatballs is an unusual, but very tasty, at the same time light and satisfying first course. Traditionally, Russian cabbage soup is prepared using meat broth and sauerkraut. Our version of cabbage soup is very different from the traditional one, but it turns out not only, no less, but maybe even more tasty. White cabbage soup is prepared from fresh cabbage with the addition of other vegetables, flour dressing and meatballs. The dish is not at all complicated, but meatballs add such a special taste and sophistication to it that it is impossible to tear yourself away. Serving white cabbage soup with meatballs is very tasty with rich sour cream and white bread.

List of ingredients

White cabbage- 1 PC
onions - 1 pc.
potatoes - 2-3 pcs
carrots - 1 pc.
parsley root - 1 pc.
celery root- 1 PC
minced meat - 100-200 g
egg - 1 pc.
flour - 2 tbsp. spoons
tomatoes - 2 pcs.
stale bread - 1 slice
vegetable oil- 50 ml
freshly ground black pepper- taste
favorite greens - to taste
salt - to taste
sour cream - for serving

Cooking method

Pour about 2 liters of water into a saucepan and place over medium heat. While the water is heating up, peel and wash the vegetables. Thinly slice the cabbage, cut the carrots into strips, and cut the onion into cubes along with the celery. Place vegetables in boiling water, add salt and reduce heat. Let them cook quietly.

Meanwhile, place the minced meat in a bowl, add the egg and mix thoroughly. Add the bread soaked in milk or water and mix well again. Add salt and pepper and finely chopped herbs. Mix everything until smooth and form small round balls. Place meatballs into boiling soup.

Fry the flour in a dry frying pan. Add vegetable oil to it and fry everything together for about 2 minutes. Transfer the dressing to the cabbage soup. Finely chop the parsley root and tomatoes into pieces and add to the pan. Let the cabbage soup boil and cook for about 15-20 minutes until done. Pour cabbage soup into deep tureens, add chopped herbs to each tureen and serve immediately. Serve sour cream separately.

Bon appetit!

Friends, today we are preparing cabbage soup with meatballs, a recipe for a well-known and beloved first course.

All varieties of cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage are very popular in many countries, and take their place of honor among first courses. Which is not in vain, because the food is nourishing, rich, tasty and, at the same time, also healthy. Therefore, everyone should definitely cook and try it at least once.
Like all dishes, it is prepared in many ways, but the following remains unchanged:

First, cabbage. The name of the dish already suggests that this vegetable should be present in it. Cabbage can be either fresh or pickled. In addition, options using Chinese or red cabbage are allowed.
Secondly, meat. It can be used in any way: beef, pork, chicken.

The remaining products are used as for all soups: potatoes, carrots, onions, spices and herbs.

In addition, butter is added to the first course for satiety, squeezed garlic for appetite and taste, and sour cream is poured onto the plate, if desired. Boil cabbage soup with meatballs for a long time so that the broth has richness.

This recipe also includes fresh cabbage. Therefore, a few words about meatballs.

How to make minced meatballs for soup?

To get a delicious soup with meatballs, you must follow important rules for its preparation:

The shape of the meatballs should not exceed the size of a hazelnut, then you can be sure that they will not fall apart during cooking.
It is advisable to pass the minced meat through a meat grinder twice, and through a fine sieve, this will allow it to stick together better without the use of eggs. Because eggs, according to experienced cooks, spoil the taste of meatballs, making them tougher and the broth cloudy.
You should also observe proper cooking of meat balls - they should be dipped exclusively in broth or water simmering over low heat. When they are all immersed in the pan, increase the heat to medium and continue cooking the soup following the recipe.

Now that we know all the secrets of preparing delicious and rich cabbage soup with meatballs, let's start cooking this soup.

Ingredients:

Minced pork – 300 g
White cabbage (or sauerkraut) – 300-400 g
Potatoes – 2 medium sized pieces
Garlic – 2-3 cloves
Carrots – 1 piece
Bay leaf and peppercorns - 3-4 pieces each
Salt and ground pepper - to taste
Onion – 1 piece
Butter – 20 g

The process of preparing a delicious and satisfying soup with fresh cabbage and meatballs

Peel and wash the potatoes. Cut it into medium-sized cubes and put it in the pan. Add the peeled onion, bay leaf and peppercorns.
Fill the potatoes with drinking water and put them on the stove to cook.
Peel the carrots, grate them on a coarse grater or cut them into medium bars and add them to the pan. We also put butter in the pan, it will add more richness to the broth. Bring the ingredients to a boil. Afterwards, reduce the heat and cook the vegetables for about 10 minutes.
If desired, carrots can be sauteed in a frying pan in vegetable oil. This will increase the calorie content and enhance the taste of the dish.
In the meantime, prepare the minced meat (you can use store-bought stuff, but I prefer homemade minced meat). Grind the meat several times and season it with salt and pepper. Mix the minced meat and beat it several times. To do this, we will take it in our hands, lift it up and throw it back onto the plate or onto the cutting board. Let's do a similar procedure 5-7 times.
This method will release gluten from the meat, which will allow the minced meat to hold together without adding eggs.
Let's form medium-sized meatballs.
The meat ball should be the size of a cherry and a walnut.
Then put the meatballs into the pan with the vegetables.
Following the meatballs, immediately add finely shredded cabbage.

If you use sauerkraut, first rinse it with running water to remove excess salt.
We will cook the cabbage soup with meatballs until almost done. 2 minutes before the end of cooking, squeeze the peeled garlic cloves into the pan through a press.
We will also remove the onion from the dish - it has already given up its beneficial and taste properties. Let's let the soup boil. If you wish, you can add herbs to the broth. Now you can remove the pan from the stove.
Leave the vegetable soup with meatballs to brew for 10-15 and you can serve it.

Bon appetit!

Cabbage soup with meatballs can be prepared according to other recipes, adding nutritional value and new flavors by adding: pearl barley, millet, buckwheat, or beans.

Although the classic recipe for fresh cabbage soup does not include these products, such versions of the dish are still very popular. They are nourishing, rich and have a pronounced taste.

Video - benefits of white cabbage

I suggest watching a video about the benefits of white cabbage.

Meatballs are a real find for any housewife. This semi-finished meat product can be prepared independently, frozen and used as needed. With these meat balls, any first course will be prepared much faster than with meat. Although some may like dishes with chicken thighs or drumsticks more. But anyone can make meat balls from any type of meat: veal, pork, chicken or turkey. In each case it will turn out delicious. Using this preparation, you can quickly prepare rich vegetable cabbage soup with meatballs and cabbage. Next, consider a step-by-step photo recipe for cabbage soup with meatballs.

Ingredients

300 g fresh cabbage;

500 g turkey (pulp);

2 carrots;

4 onions;

5 potatoes;

1 laurel;

1 tsp pepper mixtures (ground);

1 tsp table salt;

3 peas of allspice;

3 tbsp. vegetable oil;

2 liters of water.

Cooking process

Cabbage soup with meatballs can be prepared with either fresh or sauerkraut. In this recipe we will use only fresh vegetables.

Preparing vegetables

Rinse the head of cabbage, remove the top spoiled leaves, and cut in half. Using a sharp knife, chop the halves into thin strips.

Bring a saucepan with two liters of water to a boil. When the water begins to boil, immerse the prepared vegetable in it.

Wash and peel the onions and carrots. Cut two onions into cubes and place them on a hot frying pan for sautéing. Peel the carrots, roughly chop them, and after a couple of minutes add them to the onion. Season the fried vegetables a little with pepper and salt.

Fry everything together for two or three minutes, then add two tablespoons of vegetable oil, add a little boiling water. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the vegetables for 5-7 minutes.

Rinse the potato tubers, peel them, and cut them into equal medium-sized cubes.

Preparing the meat

To prepare the balls, rinse the meat. We divide it into medium pieces to make it convenient to prepare the minced meat. We do the same with the remaining two onions.

Scroll the prepared ingredients twice. Season the mixture to taste with spices and mix well. And in order to prevent the products from falling apart during freezing or cooking, the minced meat should be beaten before sculpting.

Experienced cooks often transfer the mixture into a thick plastic bag and hit it forcefully on the table several times.

Roll the ground turkey into medium balls.

Combining the ingredients

Season future cabbage soup with meatballs and cabbage with fried vegetables. Instantly the dish takes on a beautiful golden color.

Dip the finished meat products into boiling cabbage soup, then add bay leaves and peppercorns. At this stage, taste the cabbage soup with meatballs for salt and adjust to the desired taste.

Place fresh cabbage soup aside and cover loosely with a lid. Let it sit for a quarter of an hour so that the dish acquires the rich taste of all its ingredients.

Pour the vegetable soup into plates, garnish with fresh herbs, and serve with a slice of fresh black bread. Bon appetit!

Note to the hostess

How to cook creamy white cabbage soup? Firstly, you don’t need to add tomatoes or tomato here, and secondly, at the end of cooking, add a little cream of any fat content. The result will be a very interesting and unusual first course.

Additionally, it can be flavored with wild or greenhouse fried mushrooms.

How to cook sour cabbage soup based on this recipe? A dish with sourness can be prepared by adding sauerkraut and tomato to the recipe.

To make meatballs, it is better to use fresh rather than frozen meat. To make the minced meat tender and airy, it is better to twist the meat and onions twice.

Video of cooking cabbage soup with meatballs