Cabbage Soup with Apples and Thyme

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 cups thinly sliced cored green cabbage (about 1/2 large head)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 8 large fresh thyme sprigs
• 6 cups low-salt chicken broth
• 1 1/4 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• Chopped fresh thyme

1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
2. Add cabbage and onion; saute until vegetables wilt and brown, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
3. Add 8 thyme sprigs and saute 1 minute longer.
4. Add broth and bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. (Soup can be made 1 day ahead.
8. Cover and refrigerate.
9. Rewarm before serving.)
10. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
11. Add apples and saute until brown and tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.
12. Season with salt and pepper.
13. Remove thyme sprigs from soup.
14. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with apples and chopped fresh thyme and serve.

butter, olive oil, cabbage, onion, thyme, lowsalt, golden delicious apples, thyme

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cabbage-soup-with-apples-and-thyme-107249 (may not work)