Have a warm bowl of Sour Cabbage Soup for a hearty lunch or dinner during this winter or rainy season! This is a healthy and savory vegetable soup that is rich in delicious flavors, super easy to cook, and made with nutritious ingredients in one pot!
Looking for more soup recipes? Try my Easy Ginger Noodle Soup, Vegan Chicken Rice Soup, or my Vegan Misua Soup (Filipino Noodle Soup).
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What is Sour Cabbage Soup?
This Sour Cabbage Soup is a delicious and hearty one-pot vegan soup recipe made with savory vegetable broth, fresh cabbage, mushrooms, chayote, carrots, and spices. It's a rich, hearty, satisfying sour soup that is super easy to cook, nutritious, and full of Asian flavors.
Don't ever consider this sour cabbage soup recipe a starter because it contains everything you need for a veggie-packed winter night dinner. During the cold season, nothing beats a hot bowl of comforting cabbage soup.
Have a try and enjoy a bowl of nutritious vegetable dish!
Health Benefits of Cabbage
- Supports heart health.
- Helps fight inflammation.
- Improves digestive health.
- Rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
- Reduces blood pressure and cholesterol level.
Variations
- Sweet and Sour Flavor: add sweet paprika, rice vinegar or lemon juice, and brown sugar to this dish to make it a sweet and sour cabbage soup.
- Vegetables: you may add other vegetables like zucchini, cauliflower florets, or even green beans to this recipe, if desired.
- Plant-based Protein: white beans, tofu, or tempeh can be used for a plant-based protein option.
- Topping options: scallions or cilantro slices or toasted sesame seeds.
Substitutions
- Store-bought pre-shredded green cabbage can be used for this soup. Feel free also to use purple cabbage if you can't find green cabbage.
- If you prefer a different leafy green, try kale instead of cabbage.
- Use fresh tomatoes if tomato paste is unavailable.
Storage Tip
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Ingredients
Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:
- vegetable oil
- mushrooms
- red small onion
- garlic cloves
- ginger
- chili flakes
- red bell pepper
- tomato paste
- carrot
- chayote
- purple/green cabbage
- vegetable broth
- salt
- ground black pepper
Instructions
Add oil to a heated pot over medium heat and saute mushrooms for 3 minutes while stirring constantly. Stir in the minced garlic and onions; saute for another minute:
Mix in sliced ginger, chili flakes, diced bell peppers, tomato paste, diced carrots, chayotes, and diced cabbage. Continue sauteing for another 3 minutes:
Pour the vegetable broth and bring the mixture to a quick boil. Reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes:
Season with salt and ground black pepper:
Serve immediately and enjoy a healthy soup!
Top Tip
Adjust the ingredients or seasonings according to your desired taste and volume.
FAQ
Sour Cabbage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups mushrooms, minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 large green cabbage, diced
- 2 teaspoon ginger, sliced
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 peeled carrot, diced
- 1 cup peeled chayote, diced
- 4 ½ cups vegetable broth
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add oil to a heated pot over medium heat and sauté mushrooms for 3 minutes while stirring constantly.
- Stir in the onions and minced garlic, then sauté for another minute.
- Mix in diced cabbage, sliced ginger, chili flakes, diced bell peppers, tomato paste, diced carrots, and chayote.
- Pour the vegetable broth and bring the mixture to a quick boil.
- Reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and ground black pepper and serve immediately.
Notes
- feel free to use purple cabbage if you can't find green cabbage
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Che says
This is such a perfect recipe for cold days! 🙂
Lainey says
Absolutely! Thank you for dropping by, Che! 🙂
Amelia W says
So heartwarming when you're feeling under the weather!