Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 14 1/2 ozs diced tomatoes
• 8 ozs tomato sauce
• 4 cubes beef bouillon
• 2 shredded carrots
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 tbsps white vinegar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 tsps salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (ground)
• 2 qts water (divided)
• 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 head cabbage (cored and cut into wedges)

Method:

1. Crumble the ground beef into a large pot. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon cubes, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour in 1 quart of water, and bring to a boil. Stir to break up the beef while heating. Once the soup comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
2. Pour in another quart of water, and return to a slow boil. Add garlic and cabbage. Simmer for 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender. Ladle into soup bowls to serve.

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