Cabbage Soup With Flair

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 carrots
• 1 whole cabbage
• 1 onion
• 1 (14 ounce) can mushrooms
• 28 ounces v 8 juice (low salt)
• 28 ounces vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 jalapeno pepper
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 ounces tofu

Recipe

• 1 dice onions, garlic, celery and jalapino pepper, finely slice the cabbage and shred the carrots.
• 2 saute the onions garlic celery jalapino pepper and carrots in olive oil. just soften, cook literally for about 1 minute at the most. spice these vegetables with all the remaining spices (no liquids yet).
• 3 add the cabbage to the pot and then pour in the stock, the v8 juice, the mushrooms, fish sauce, tomato paste, and hot pepper oil.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes.
• 5 serve as is, or serve over fresh cubed tofu. optionally add small pieces of chicken or even small meatballs. i recommend adding these outside the basic cooking because while satisfying to the palate, the fats change the flavor of the base soup dramatically.
• 6 if you are really a fan of spicy, change the v8 to the spicy flavor, and eliminate the salt in the recipe.