When I was very young, I remember my mom making soupe aux choux. I hated it, haha. I mean, who likes cabbage when they’re young? No one. Cabbage soup has a bad rep — it’s a poor man’s soup, associated with weight loss, and classically known to make you fart!
I’m referring to the movie by Louis de Funès, La Soupe aux choux. A classic of French comedy where two farmers make soup, fart later in the night, and it “calls” an alien.
“Ça c’est de la soupe aux choux! De la vraie! Faite avec mes choux à moi, une variété de printemps: le Bacalan Hâtif!” — See the video here.
(Experiment 164) Soupe aux choux
Ingredients
- 220 gr coarsely cut cabbage
- 1 large carrot sliced about 1/4″ thick
- 1 diced onion
- 2 cups of broth traditional is chicken, but I use vegetables
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a large pot, put a little bit of oil and add the cabbage, carrot and onion. Soften them without colouring them for about a minute. Add the water and broth and stir.
- Do a taste test, adjust with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
- That’s it! Note that this soup freeze decently well