Cabbage Soup Diet For Foodies

• 1 yellow onion
• 3-4 carrots
• 3 stalks celery
• Small handful green beans (3-4 oz)
• 1/2 head cabbage
• 6-8 oz mushrooms
• 2 packets onion soup mix (lowest sodium available)
• 2 quarts water
• Butter or EVOO for sauteing veggies

1. - Peel your onion and cut in 1/2 pole-to-pole. Slice each half into 1/4 inch strips. (Cut on the equator and into traditional "half moons" yields a stringy textured onion) Carmelize in a little butter or EVOO over medium low heat - just like doing a french onion soup. (20-30 minutes maybe)
2. - While onions are carmelizing, cut up celery, carrot, beans, and cabbage for addition to the soup. Leave mushrooms whole.
3. - After onions are carmelized, add the rest of the veggies, and sweat for a couple of minutes. (EXCEPT mushrooms)
4. - Add the water - deglaze pot
5. - Add 2 packets of onion soup mix
6. - Add whole mushrooms
7. - Bring to boil, then simmer for 1 hour or so
8. - After simmering is completed and veggies are tender, remove the whole mushrooms and place in blender with enough stock from the pot to make a smooth puree. Then return the puree to the soup, and stir to incorporate.

yellow onion, carrots, stalks celery, handful green beans, cabbage, mushrooms, packets onion soup, water, butter

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/cabbage-soup-diet-for-foodies-51375741 (may not work)