Simple Pork and Cabbage Soup
This simple pork and cabbage soup is a quick and easy low-carb meal that can be made in under 15 minutes. This recipe is perfect for work lunches or a mid week dinner with the added bonus of being very cheap, highly nutritious and low in carbs.
Servings 2
Calories 251kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups boiling water (1.25 L)
- 150 gm pork mince
- 1/2 brown onion, roughly chopped
- 1 pinch salt
- cracked pepper, to taste
- 200 gm cabbage or wombok, finely shredded
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 tbsp fish sauce or to your taste
- 1 spring onion stalk, finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Prep all your ingredients.
- In a medium-sized pot on high heat, add 5 cups of boiling water and bring to a rolling boil.
- Add the mince and allow the boiling water to push the scum to the sides. With a spoon, scoop up the scum as it collects at the sides of the pot and discard.
- Turn the heat down to medium and add the onion, salt and pepper. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and carrot. Let it cook for 5 - 10 minutes depending on high soft you want your cabbage to be.
- Add the fish sauce and adjust according to your taste.
- Ladle into a bowl, garnish with spring onions and serve.