Soup of the Day... UnStuffed Cabbage Roll Soup

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Un­Stuffed Cabbage Roll Soup

 shared by Karen Hart

Makes 6-­ 8 quarts 

2 lbs ground Beef ( I don’t can the soup with meat in it, I cook the meat and serve with soup and rice) 

4 cans Diced Tomatoes 

2 cans Tomato sauce 

3 cup of water or chicken stock

2 onion chopped ­ medium to large 

1 large Bell Pepper Chopped 

2 tsp garlic powder 

1 large head of cabbage ­ cored and chopped 

2 tsp black pepper 

2 tsp canning salt 

2 Tbsp white vinegar 

2 tsp paprika, 

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 

2 Tbsp brown sugar 

Add cooked ground meat, tomatoes, chicken stock (if using fresh tomatoes), onion, garlic, pepper, salt, vinegar, spices and sugar to a large pot and heat to simmer for about 20 min. First add chopped uncooked cabbage to quart size jars, pack it down, almost to half way. Using a slotted spoon divide hot soup mixture to each jar to 1-1/2 inch headspace. Ladle in juice from soup mixture into each jar to 1 inch headspace. If there is not enough juice ­ finish filling up jars with hot chicken broth or hot tomato juice. Wipe rims and put on lids to finger tight. Process in a pressure canner at 10 lbs of pressure for 90 mins, 75 mins for pints.

Tomorrow's Soup of the Day... Unstuffed Pepper Soup