Cabbage (and Other Good Stuff) Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup dried kidney beans, soaked overnight (*see note)
• 1 cup wild rice (i used red)
• 1 yellow onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small cabbage, quartered and sliced
• 5 small carrots, julienned
• 5 small red potatoes, julienned
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, julienned
• 8 -10 cups vegetable broth, divided
• 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dried thyme
• 3 tablespoons steak spice
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 italian tofu sausages (optional)

Recipe

• 1 soak rice ain lukewarm water whilst preparing vegetables.
• 2 *note: if you haven't soaked the beans, you can soak them along with the rice, but your cooking time will be longer.
• 3 in a large pot, place onion, garlic, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, celery, and red pepper, add 2 cups of broth. cover.
• 4 on maximum temperature, steam vegetables 10 minutes.
• 5 drain and rinse the rice and beans and add to soup along with the seasoning and remaining broth.
• 6 cover, and bring back to a boil. reduce heat and simmer until rice and beans are done, stirring occasionally. if necessary, add broth while cooking. remove bay leaf.
• 7 note: if using sausages, dice and add 10 minutes before the end of cooking time.