Simple Cabbage & Bean Soup with Pork

Source : In A Large Pot Or Stockpot Bring The Oil Up To Medium High Heat And Brown The Pork Add Onions Carrots Celery And Garlic And Saute For 2 Or 3 Minutes...

PreTime

more Minutes

CookTime

a few Minutes

Yield

Some Servings

Sent by Shinae

at : January 11, 2026

Step:

In a large pot or stockpot, bring the oil up to medium high heat and brown the pork.
Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and saute for 2 or 3 minutes until the onions just start to turn translucent.
Add bay leaf, thyme, and tomato paste (or ketchup), and give everything few good stirs. (This will give the tomato a chance to caramelize a bit.)
Add liquid, salt, vinegar, and cabbage, give everything another few good stirs, turn the heat down to medium, and cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
Turn heat down to medium low, add beans, stir them in, and cook, covered, for another 20 to 25 minutes. Adjust seasoning before the last 5 minutes of this cooktime to give all flavors a chance to meld.
Enjoy! :)

Ingredients

1 pound pork, cut into 1/2" cubes (I like shoulder, but you can use whatever cut you like.)
1/2 Tablespoon oil
1 small onion, diced
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into roughly 1/2"pieces (I find the peel can sometimes impart a slightly bitter flavor.)
1 large stem of celery, diced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tablespoon tomato paste + 1 teaspoon sugar OR 2 Tablespoons ketchup if you don't have tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme
8 cups liquid (any mixture of water and unsalted stock you like)
2.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
1 Tablespoon apple cider or distilled white vinegar
6 cups chopped cabbage (roughly 1"pieces), about half a large head
2 (15 oz.) cans (OR one 28 oz. can) unsalted white beans, drained. (I used Northern. You can also use Navy or Cannellini.)