Marcella Hazan's Rice & Smothered Cabbage Soup Recipe on Food52

Name: Marcella Hazan's Rice & Smothered Cabbage Soup Recipe on Food52
Ingredients: 2 pounds green, red, or Savoy cabbage; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; Salt; Black pepper, ground fresh from the mill; 1 tablespoon wine vinegar, white or red; The Smothered Cabbage, from above; 3 cups homemade meat broth (we used beef here, but chicken is also good), or 1 cup canned beef broth, diluted with 2 cups water; 2/3 cup rice, preferably Italian Arborio rice; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, plus more for serving; Salt; Black pepper, ground fresh from the mill

"A technique for bringing out the hidden beauty in cabbage—and a soupy, risotto-ish cure for the end-of-winter blues. Adapted very slightly from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (Knopf, 1992)...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 pounds green, red, or Savoy cabbage

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1/2 cup chopped onion

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1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

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1 tablespoon chopped garlic

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Salt

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Black pepper, ground fresh from the mill

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1 tablespoon wine vinegar, white or red

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The Smothered Cabbage, from above

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3 cups homemade meat broth (we used beef here, but chicken is also good), or 1 cup canned beef broth, diluted with 2 cups water

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2/3 cup rice, preferably Italian Arborio rice

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2 tablespoons butter

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1/3 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, plus more for serving

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Salt

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Black pepper, ground fresh from the mill

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