Not Your Grandmother'S Cabbage Roll Soup

• For the soup
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 head of cabbage, shredded
• one 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
• one 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 5 cups water
• For the meatballs
• 1 pound ground round
• 2 tablespoons grated onion
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

1. In a large Dutch oven, saute onions and garlic over medium heat in olive oil until soft. Add salt and pepper. Add shredded cabbage and lightly saute until soft. Add tomatoes with their liquid, tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, cranberries and 5 cups of water. Stir to blend.
2. In a separate bowl, mix all meatball ingredients. Form cocktail size meatballs from mixture and add to liquid. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/25833-not-your-grandmother-s-cabbage-roll-soup (may not work)