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WRECIPE WEDNESDAY… Aunty May’s SECRET Cabbage Soup

Servings

6people

Servings

6people

Ingredients

2 brown onions, largecoarsley chopped (1/2″-3/4″ pieces)
2lbs lamb neck bones(Do not use leg of lamb!)
3cloves garlicchopped or minced
a little water
16oz tomato sauce
0.75cup lemon juice
saltto taste
2lbs green cabbageseparated and ripped into 3/4″-1″ pieces (or shredded, if you prefer)
2 granny smith applesgrated (you can substitute another green apple if you like)
3 carrotssliced in thin, diagonal wheels
1.5cups raisins
Sour creamfor garnish

Instructions

Cook onion, lamb, water, and garlic until meat is almost cooked.
Add tomato sauce, lemon juice, and salt.
Add cabbage, grated apples, carrots, and raisins.
Cook until vegetables are soft and meat falls off the bones with very little help.

Recipe Notes

You can remove meat from bones before serving, or serve with bones in, whichever you prefer.

Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a loaf of hot, crusty rye bread.