Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe
Here's a quick easy recipe for cabbage soup! It's filling and will help you lose weight. Have a bowl instead of a meal and it'll carry you to lose weight but it's hearty enough for you to stay satisfied.
Here's a quick easy recipe for cabbage soup! It's filling and will help you lose weight. Have a bowl instead of a meal and it'll carry you to lose weight but it's hearty enough for you to stay satisfied.
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 lb fresh cabbage (chopped)
- 3 stalks celery (diced)
- 1 large yellow onion (diced)
- 4-5 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 large carrots (peeled & chopped)
- 1 large green bell pepper (diced)
- 5 1/2 - 6 cups vegetable broth (i prefer low sodi
- 14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp coarse black pepper
- Carbohydrate 19.5860029873216 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 7.63288268068382 g
- Fiber 4.69757669244807 g
- Protein 3.67027481348555 g
- Saturated Fat 1.15698142265773 g
- Serving Size 1 1 recipe (1103g)
- Sodium 42.5869751641896 mg
- Sugar 14.8884262948735 g
- Trans Fat 0.3929307199758 g
- Calories 144 calories
Step-by-step
- Drizzle 2 tbsp of olive oil into a large pot or pan, then place the pan over medium heat.
- Toss in the onions, celery, and bell pepper.
- Cook until translucent.
- Next, stir in garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Now pour in the vegetable broth.
- Add in the cabbage, and carrots then stir.
- Once all of the cabbage is in the pot, add in the diced tomatoes (with the juice).
- Sprinkle in all the seasonings, then stir the ingredients.
- Cover the pan with a lid, and cook for about 15 - 20( depending on how tender you like your cabbage).
- Serve and enjoy!
The Allium Foundation
Onions do the heavy lifting here, providing free amino acids and sulfur compounds that undergo Maillard reactions when heated in olive oil over medium heat. Dice them uniformly alongside celery and bell peppers to ensure even thermal transfer. Cook these aromatics until translucent, meaning cell walls have softened and sugars are concentrated, before introducing minced garlic. Add garlic only in the final minute of the soffritto stage; scorching destroys its volatile sulfur compounds and yields bitter flavors.Thermal Breakdown of Brassicaceae
Green cabbage contains glucosinolates, compounds that release pungent aromas when plant tissue is ruptured by a knife. Submerging chopped cabbage in simmering vegetable broth moderates this pungency through gentle heat rather than harsh boiling. Simmer the covered pot for 15 to 20 minutes. Pull the lid early if crisp-tender textures are preferred, or extend the time slightly to break down structural cellulose completely.Acid and Seasoning Balance
Canned diced tomatoes introduce citric and malic acids to the pot. Acid fundamentally alters how human taste receptors perceive sodium, brightening the profile so that less added salt is required. Stir the tomatoes in with their juices alongside Italian seasoning and coarse black pepper after the broth is boiling. Low-sodium vegetable broth allows precise control over the final salinity, preventing the canned tomatoes from overwhelming the dish.
