Simple and useful Brussels sprouts soup recipes

Of all the varieties of cabbage Brussels is attracting particular attention. Brussels sprouts - a real "vitamin bomb". It contains a lot of nutrients that are perfectly absorbed by the body. Iron, magnesium, groups of vitamins, especially vitamin C, which, by the way, is more in it than in all citrus fruits combined.

Of course, some of the benefits are lost in the preparation, but something remains. Much depends on the method of preparation. Let's talk more about soups with the addition of this cabbage.

What can you cook with and how?

You can boil classic cabbage soup with potatoes, pearl barley or other vegetables or cook chicken stock.

Brussels sprouts are different in that they do not need to be cooked for a long time and pre-cooked. It is enough to cut in halves and put stew in broth.

Cabbage goes well with other vegetables:

  • carrot;
  • tomatoes;
  • celery

She is good in soup with meatballs. Fresh fatty cream can also be a good addition to it. Consider the most interesting and useful recipes.

With Chiken

Composition:

  • Chicken - 0.5 kg.
  • Carrot - 1 pc.
  • Brussels sprouts - 1-2 kochanchik.
  • Potatoes - 3 pcs.
  • Onion - 1 pc.
  • Salt, pepper and herbs to taste.

Cooking like this:

  1. For broth, choose fresh chicken - the legs for rich broth fit just right.
  2. Pour boiling water, simmer for 40-50 minutes, removing the foam from the broth.
  3. While the soup is boiling, wash and chop the vegetables - potatoes, carrots, Brussels sprouts, onions. Previously, they can be boiled in another container, and can be thrown into the finished broth.
  4. Salt and pepper the soup, simmer for another 20 minutes.
  5. Cabbage should not fall apart, so it is better to stir as little as possible.
  6. At the end, a little salt and serve on the table, sprinkled with fresh onions and finely chopped dill.

With cream

Composition:

  • 1.5 liters meat broth. For soup, it is better to cook chicken or broth on veal.
  • Brussels sprouts - 300 g
  • Carrot - 1 pc.
  • Onion - 1 pc.
  • Butter - 50g.
  • Potatoes - 2-3 pcs.
  • Cream - 150 ml.
  • Eggs - 1 pc.
  • Salt, ground black pepper.
  • Parsley and dill.
  • Flour - 1 tbsp. spoon.

Cooking:

  1. Put boiled broth, and at this time, peel potatoes and carrots, cut into cubes, and carrots with onions - straws.
  2. Cabbage cut in half.
  3. Stew onions and carrots in a skillet for five minutes.
  4. Extinguish the cabbage in the same place, cover the container with flour and pour in two soup broths.
  5. Then put out on low heat for another ten minutes.
  6. Add potatoes to the rest of the broth and cook for ten minutes.
  7. Then add the butter to the broth and the braised mixture from the pan.
  8. At this time, take the cream and whisk the eggs with the yolk, pour them into the saucepan, stirring instantly and turn off the heat.
  9. At the end, sprinkle with herbs and let stand for ten minutes.

With meatballs

Composition:

  • Potatoes - 2 pcs.
  • Cabbage - 300 g
  • Minced meat or finished meatballs - 300 g
  • Onions - 1 pc.
  • Carrots - 1 pc.
  • Garlic - 2 cloves.
  • Bread crumb - 200 gr.
  • Salt, pepper, greens - to taste.

Cooking process:

  1. Pour two liters of water into the pan, then take the prepared meatballs or cook by mixing the minced meat and crumb with crushed garlic.
  2. Dip in boiling water and wait until the meatballs float.
  3. At this time, add the chopped Brussels sprouts to the broth.
  4. Fry the onions and carrots in a pan, then add the vegetables and diced potatoes to the broth.
  5. Salt and pepper, add the meatballs, cook for another 15 minutes.
  6. Add greens before serving.

Children's soup

Composition:

  • Cabbage - 300 g
  • Ready meatballs - 300 g
  • Colored pasta - 200 g
  • Onions - 1 pc.
  • Carrots - 1 pc.
  • Garlic - 2 cloves.
  • Bread crumb - 200 gr.
  • Salt, pepper, greens - to taste.

We start cooking:

  1. Pour two liters of boiling water into the pan, cook the meatballs in them, add colored pasta.
  2. Then continue to boil the broth with pasta over low heat, and at this time add finely chopped Brussels sprouts.
  3. Fry the onions and carrots in a pan, add the vegetables to the broth.
  4. Salt and pepper, cook for another 15 minutes.
  5. Add greens before serving.

Dietary options and classic soup without meat

These soups are prepared on the basis of vegetables.

  1. To do this, you need to boil some of the vegetables, and some to pass.
  2. Pass: carrots, onions, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts.
  3. The rest of the vegetables — cabbage, potatoes — are boiled in a separate saucepan.
If you want to try soup, add the usual cabbage to the recipe. It should be chopped straw and boil until softened. Also sashana and fresh greens will go well with shchi.

From the series "in haste"

  1. Take the finished cabbage from the bags and toss in the meat broth, you can use the "Maggi" cube for quickness.
  2. Add pre-boiled carrots and potatoes, pour in a little tomato paste.
  3. After 15 minutes after re-boiling, mix thoroughly and cook for 15 minutes over low heat.

Another recipe:

  1. Cabbage stew in a pan with the addition of salt, pepper and tomato paste.
  2. Then boil chicken broth, add cabbage and dry vegetable mixture, salt and pepper, add greens.

Cabbage stew in broth:

  1. First, fry the garlic and carrot, add a spoonful of cream and a spoonful of tomato paste, pepper, salt, add cabbage.
  2. Put out 15 minutes.
  3. In boiling water, add potatoes and regular shredded cabbage, cook for seven minutes.
  4. Then pour the mixture from the pan.
  5. Salt and boil for another 10 minutes.
  6. Boiled macaroni or barley can be added to the soup.

A photo

Then we can get acquainted with the photo of ready-made soups from Brussels sprouts.



How to decorate a dish before serving?

Greens - the best decoration for the dish.

In addition to standard dill, parsley and onion, you can add celery and cilantro. In addition, you can decorate with boiled egg or crackers of black or white bread.

Conclusion

Soups from Brussels sprouts are suitable for children and adults, vegetarians and meat eaters. Cabbage easily and quickly cooked, gives the soup an unusual taste, without the usual sourness, makes the soup spicy and fragrant. In combination with other vegetables and meat or chicken broth is the perfect dish for lunch.

Watch the video: Easy Brussel Sprout Soup Recipe. Cheap Low Carb Meals (April 2024).