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St. Paddy's Corned Beef and Cabbage Stoup

St. Paddy's Corned Beef and Cabbage Stoup

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 bay leaf

  • 1 small head Savoy cabbage, quartered, cored and shredded

  • Salt and pepper

  • 1 bottle beer (12 ounces)

  • 4 cups chicken broth (32 ounces)

  • 1 can diced tomatoes (28 ounces)

  • 2 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce

  • 1 1/2 pounds corned beef, chopped

  • 3/4 cup white rice

  • Pumperknickel or rye bread and butter to pass around the table

Directions

In a soup pot, heat the EVOO, two 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 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.