Martha, :)) Look really tasty. Thanks for sharing!!! I usually add a touch of gravy master and water to the pork while cooking. Thanks for visiting our site! Someday I will also use the name Babci! We're so glad to have you join us in the kitchen! I am a recipe blogger, crocheter, gardener, and photographer. added with a touch of sourkraut and small amount of barley cooked slowly but not til cloudy While the pork is cooking, in a medium frying pan, cook the. She like most of her generation never used recipes – everything cooked by taste and experience. It sounds delicious – and I totally agree! Once the cabbage mixture has finished cooking, cut cooked potatoes into bite sized pieces and either add to the finished cabbage dish or serve on the side. Drain water and cool potatoes to room temperature. Being Polish myself, I came to the US when I was 5 years old. She loves to cook and entertain for family and friends, and she believes that serving a great meal is one of the best ways to show someone that you care. One lady even uses wieners. Prep the ingredients. This recipe is a definite keeper. NANI’S RICH CABBAGE SOUP. Made it the other day and my husband ( both sets of his grand parents came from Poland) raved about it. Babci means grandmother in Polish,* and she was my mother’s mother. Joanna-. I will definitely check those sites for some familiar recipes! 3. Add fish sauce to individual servings if needed. a hearty and full flavored pork and cabbage soup. I didn’t use the carraway, but I did add 2 bay leaves to the simmering pork and discarded when the pork was tender. And your “Polish feast” sounds very much like the ones my family ate! When the broth is boiling, drop the pork pieces one by one. We had leftovers tonight, and I felt like it needed a little something, so I added a few shakes of red wine vinegar which I always add when I make my version of cabbage soup, and it was over the top with a tangy taste.. That is what my mother and grandmother always did. Hope you enjoy our version! I’m enjoying hearing from so many readers in response to this post! Enjoy! Martha. I will try this recipe though. Martha. 5. For this pictorial, I added shiitake mushrooms but I think I won’t next time but just add it whenever I cook certain soups with a desired mushroom flavor. Thank you Vicky! Place pork ribs in a large 8 quart heavy pot and cover the ribs with water almost to the top. The name of the soup is “Kapusniak”, Thanks Suzie! Kapusniak was more of a broth soup with very little cabbage in it. i absolutely love this soup ive been eating it for many years now…my family owned a polish/american restaurant in utica ny for years…my variation of it is using a pork butt in a slow cooker instead of rib meat…it cuts out the salt pork n is much healthier…the tomatoes r genius it adds an acidity to the dish…i also use polish dried mushrooms that i get at the polish specialty store in my area…called polaski’s….theyre kielbasa is amazing and the polish ham krukuska is as well….i also add shinkova..(i know i didnt spell that right but its a ringed meat served cold) to my soup……love this recipe!! That’s a very sweet story. Bring the stock to a boil, then lower heat to medium high, skim off the scum as much as possible. Return the cooked pork to the pot once the cabbage is tender and heat to serving temperature. Parboil the pork bones for 10 minutes on high heat. home made jarred wild mushrooms slices were set on top of the soup with a cube of boiled potato, and a small amount of the pork (cleaned just to the meat) Your memories sound really wonderful! I just made a big pot of Kapusta. It also prevents the temperature of the broth from dropping drastically. Sprinkle fried shallots on top per serving. A Family Feast ® is a registered trademark of A Family Feast, Inc. All content, including recipes, text, visual elements, and photographs are copyright © A Family Feast, Inc. 2012-2020, unless otherwise stated. Na, zdrowie! My father was from Poland and I remember travelling over there each summer and having this most wonderful dish amongst others. My 11 year old grand daughter loved it. Kapusta DOES seem to taste better the longer it sits. Trim and debone pork, retain bones, cut meat into bite size strips, rinse away bone fragments and … When I was a child I really hated that soup, but when I get older and grandma’s meals stop being usuall for me I missed it so much. In english you must add words such as “from”, “to”, “with” while noun’s or verb’s form stays the same. Thank you so much for the thought, love (and memories) you put in to resurecting this treasured part of our tradition.