Un-Stuffed Cabbage Soup

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What I made from this recipe was a big hit at the pot luck I took it to. I don't put raw rice in meatballs. It never seems to cook fully no matter what recipe I try. I added bread crumbs and an egg instead. I set the meatballs in the refrigerator while I made the soup. I left out the brown sugar and raisins. I used tomato sauce instead of paste and I used diced tomatoes instead of whole. That eliminated the mashing step. I used "Simpy Heinz" ketchup because it has no sugar. An immersion blender is so much easier than transferring hot soup to a blender! I highly recommend one. When it came time to add the meatballs, I sauteed them first. It gave them color and I didn't like the idea of adding raw meat to cooked soup. I deglazed the saute pan with water and added that to the soup. When it came time to serve the soup, I forgot all about the sour cream and lemon juice. Apparently, that didn't matter because the soup was a hit as is. I will definitely make this soup again with my changes.

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My wife saw this on Food Network and wanted to try it, so I made it last night. I didn't put the brown sugar in it and it was still way too sweet. Next time I'll skip the ketchup as well. Thinning this out with some beef stock would make this dish a lot better--I would use minimum of a quart to get this soup to the right consistency. I will also dice the carrots next time rather than slice them and saute them with the onion.

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I just watched this episode today while on the treadmill at the gym and knew it was a soup I would enjoy but was a little scared I might just hate it. This soup and I just formed a long lasting relationship. I LOVED it. I used beef and pork and followed the recipe almost exactly. The changes I did make were: Approx. 2 tablespoons more of ketchup (high frutcose free, 1 extra cup of water, maybe a little less cabbage than what was called for, an extra 1/2 cup of raisins, and a 1/2 cup of lemon juice rather than a cup. I did NOT use less sugar, it was perfect! The key is to loosely pack the brown sugar. I did all the timing exactly as called for and topped it off with sour cream (which made it all that much better. Thank you girls, I will be making this a lot!

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I literally just made this soup after watching the show an hour ago. It's delicious, but DEFINITELY cut back on the brown sugar...I halved the recipe because there are only 2 of us, and I used 2 tablespoons of brown sugar...next time, I'll cut it back to only 1. Also, I skipped the raisins (didn't have any in my pantry. It was still delicious and I will definitely make it again.

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Fantastic! I loved it!

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So tasty! Followed hints from other reviewers and cut brown sugar to about 2 Tb. and added a whole carton of beef broth minus 1/2c. Used 1/2 c. of rice and vermicelli mix because I had no rice in pantry and a box of rice a roni called to me. Kept lemon juice and golden raisins. Added a dash of red pepper to soup. Added 1/2 c. broth an egg and a littel beef base to the balls. So darn good!

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omg I made this soup hoping my husband would eat something with veggies- Suprise everyone loved it. I found it a little sweet and may not put sugar in next time but even my 14 year old gobbled it up. btw--I used ground turkey instead of beef to get a lower fat content- no one seemed to mind. I will definitly be making this soup again.

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I made this recipe exactly As the instructions said . Only omitting the raisins. This is a good starter recipe but it definitely needs to be tweaked. The meatballs are pretty much flavorless And took a lot longer to cook in order to become tender. But I live in Colorado so that might have to do with the high-altitude. It was also a little sweet I think the idea of adding less sugar and beef broth is a very good one as other reviewers have suggested. But I tend not to like sweet soups. But I will say this was not overly sweet. Adding a little pork Might moisten the meatballs

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Easy and a complete meal.

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I modified it by leaving out the sugar all together and using a quart of beef stock in stead of water, only used 6 ounces of tomatoe paste and did not puree it. I used lots of root vegetables that I had in house. It made a very hearty stew that my family loved.