Hungarian-style Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

== Description ==
Hungarian-style Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup takes advantage of the very flavorful broth or cooking liquid remaining after cooking butt made in the Austrian-Hungarian-style. The butt is cooked in brown sugar water. (See Smoked Butt Hungarian-style) I usually make the butt and the sweet and sour cabbage soup on the same day, but serve the soup the next day. It is a hearty and filling soup, a favorite with the children.
* Source: June Meyer (june4@interaccess.com) 
== Ingredients ==
* 2 onions peeled and chopped
* 1 small head of cabbage, cored and chopped
* 4 peeled and seeded ripe tomatoes or 1 x 28 oz can of crushed or whole tomatoes
* 2 cloves of garlic, optional
* 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped or grated (gives the soup a silky "feel")
* 5 whole peppercorns
* 2 whole cloves
* brown sugar, to taste
* white vinegar, optional, to taste
* lemon juice, optional, to taste
== Directions ==
# Nice to add any left over smoked butt.
# Cover pot and bring to a boil, lower heat and slowly cool until cabbage and potatoes are soft. 
# Adjust seasoning, add salt if needed, add more brown sugar if needed.
# The soup should have a sweet (from the brown sugar in the broth) and sour (from the acid in the tomatoes). 
# If you like, you can add a tablespoon of good white vinegar or the juice of half a lemon to make it more sour. 
# Should be thick and full bodied.
Category:Hungarian Soups
Category:Cabbage Recipes
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