Spiced Pointed Cabbage & Vegetable Soup With Chickpeas
By: Sophie32
Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 1:54am

Ingredients




1/2 520 gr, I used pointed cabbage, cleaned, washed & cut into finger thick long strips & cut once cross wise
1 medium potato, peeled & finely cut up
3 fat cloves of fresh garlic, peeled & finely chopped
2 white onions, peeled & finely cut up
5 organic carrots, peeled & cut into rounds
1/2 teaspoon of dried chili pepper flakes
2 cans  of whole cherry tomatoes  their juice, I use the Italian brand Cirio
1 can of chickpeas, well rinsed under cold water & well drained
1 tablespoon of tomato purée
1 1/2 liters of vegetable stock
a fruity EVOO

Preparation

1 I use a steam cooker, a pressure cooker with fitting lid. In the cooking pot of the steam cooker, add 2 to 4 tablespoons of the EVOO & heat up on medium heat. When hot & sizzling, add the cut up onions and garlic & fry for about 4 to 6 minutes. Stir frequently. 2 Add the carrot rounds & the potato pieces & fry for about 5 minutes. Turn the heat up on high. 3 Add the whole 2 cans of cherry tomatoes & their juices, the tomato purée & the 1/2 teaspoon of the dried red chili flakes to the pot. Stir well. Now, add the well drained chickpeas & the 1.5 liter of vegetable stock. Stir everything well round. Add the shredded cabbage leaves. Stir. 4 Now, put the lid on of your steam cooker. Let it sit on the high heat for about 10 to 13 minutes until the nozzle sizzzles non stop. Carefully, lift the pot away from the heat & open the nozzle with a wooden spoon to set the steam free. When it stops sizzling then there will be no steam left in the pot & you can open the lid. Now, taste the soup! It has to taste fab & spicy!! 5 If you don't have a steam cooker, just boil the soup until the vegetables are all tender & cooked through but you still want a little bite in your cabbage! 6 I only purée the soup 1/3 so that you have vegetables floating in your soup. Sometimes, I like a chunkier soup like this! 7 Enjoy!!

About


Recently, I made a curried stir fry with apples & raisins with half of my pointed cabbage.
With the rest I made this comforting & healthy soup. It is more of a filling meal aka soup.
It is also lovely enjoyed with some crusty bread on the side.