Red cabbage soup with folded bread and a dollop of cream

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 500 g red cabbage
• 100 g potatoes
• 1 onion(s)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 100 ml cream
• 1 liter vegetable broth
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• e.g. parsley
• cream, whipped
• Oil for frying
• 300 g water
• 1 cube of yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 600 g flour
• 2 tsp salt
• 50 g oil
• 130 g herb butter
• 200 g bacon cubes
• 2 onions
• 100 g cheese, grated
• Butter for the mold

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Rest time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

from the show “The Perfect Dinner” on VOX from 04.02.2025

For the red cabbage soup, remove the outer leaves of the red cabbage and cut out the stalk. Cut the red cabbage into thin strips. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Brown the onion and garlic in a large pot with a little oil. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes, cut them into small cubes, and add them. Stir well and briefly brown the red cabbage. After about two minutes, deglaze with vegetable stock. Season with salt and pepper and simmer over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until the red cabbage is tender. Finely purée the soup with the cream. Then stir in the red wine vinegar. Serve the soup with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of parsley. For the folded bread, preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat) and grease a loaf pan with butter. Put the sugar in a cup and crumble in the yeast. Stir until the yeast has dissolved. Combine flour, water, oil, salt, and dissolved yeast in a large bowl and knead into a smooth dough. Add a little more flour if necessary. Knead the dough on a floured surface for another 10 minutes. Peel and finely chop the onions and fry them in a pan with the bacon bits without any additional oil. Roll out the dough to the size of a baking sheet. Spread the herb butter on it and sprinkle with the roasted onions, bacon bits, and grated cheese. Cut the dough into three lengthwise strips, fold each strip accordion-like, and place crosswise in the greased loaf pan. Bake the folded bread in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown. Michaela prepared this recipe as an appetizer on the show “The Perfect Dinner” – Day 2 in the Palatinate, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.