St. Patty's Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
- Prep Time
- 4Servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 large onion, halved and sliced
- 4 ribs celery with leafy tops, thinly sliced crosswise
- 3 carrots, shredded (1-1/2 cups)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small head savoy cabbage—quartered, cored and shredded
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 12 ounce bottle beer
- 1 32 ounce container (4 cups) chicken broth
- 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, plus more for seasoning
- 1 1/2 pounds corned beef, chopped
- 3/4 cup white rice
- Pumpernickel or rye bread and butter, to pass around the table
Preparation
In a soup pot, heat the EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots and bay leaf and cook for 3 minutes. Add the cabbage by the handful, season with salt and pepper and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the beer and boil until reduced, 1 minute. Stir in the chicken broth, tomatoes and the 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce. Add the corned beef and rice. Bring the stoup to a boil, then simmer until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
Season with salt, pepper and more Worcestershire sauce; serve the stoup in shallow bowls. Pass the bread and butter around the table.
