Description
Golumpki Soup is a hearty and comforting Polish-American soup that captures all the flavors of traditional stuffed cabbage rolls in a delicious, easy-to-make bowl. This soup is perfect for chilly winter days and will warm you up from the inside out.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat Mixture:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
Vegetables:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 small head green cabbage (chopped)
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Chopped fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Sauté Aromatics: Heat olive oil in a large soup pot, sauté onion until softened, add garlic.
- Cook Meat: Add ground beef and pork, brown and crumble.
- Add Vegetables and Rice: Stir in cabbage, cook until slightly softened, add rice.
- Add Remaining Ingredients: Include tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, broth, water, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings.
- Simmer: Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice and cabbage are cooked.
- Adjust Seasoning and Serve: Remove bay leaf, adjust seasoning, and serve hot, garnished with parsley.
Notes
- For a thicker soup, reduce the broth slightly or add an extra 1/2 cup of rice.
- This soup tastes even better the next day.
- You can also use ground turkey for a leaner version.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
