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Winter Cabbage Soup
3/4 lb cored cabbage, chopped fine 3 sl bacon, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large russet potatoe, peeled and diced 2 c chicken broth 1 carrot, chopped 2 tb dry white wine 1 1/2 ts sugar 1/2 ts caraway seeds 1 c half-and-half 1 tb dried dillweed hot pepper sauce salt pepper
In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Add onion and the diced potato; cook and stir until the onion softens. Add chicken broth, the cabbage, carrot, wine, sugar and caraway seeds.
Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered, until vegetables are tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
If you like a smoother soup, put half the batch in a blend; return all to Dutch oven. Stir in half-and-half and simmer soup, uncovered, for about 15 minutes. Stir in dill, hot sauce, salt and pepper, to taste.
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