Czech Cabbage Soup With Smoked Ham

Recipe Ingredients

		= {Polevka Kapustová S Uzeným Masem} =
1/2		Green cabbage
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter
1		Onion - chopped
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Flour
5 cups	1185ml	Ham stock (chicken is fine)
1		Dried mushrooms, morel preferably - soaked in
1 cup	237ml	Hot water - (reserve the
		Mushroom liquid)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Ham - cut in small
		Bite-sized cubes

Recipe Instructions

Boil the half head of cabbage in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, then drain it briefly and chop it finely.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan, then toss in onions and saute until soft, then stir in flour and brown, stirring attentively. This always takes longer than you think, but it is worth the wait. When well browned, pour the ham (or chicken) stock in all at once, whisking. Add reserved mushroom liquid, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Add the rehydrated mushrooms, chopped, the cabbage, salt, and ham. Simmer for a few minutes.

When ready to serve, ladle into bowls.

Serve hot to 4 as a hearty lunch with sliced dumplings and a big draft of pilsener on the side.

Source:
Soup Of The Evening...Beautiful Soup at http://www.soupsong.com

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