This keto Pork Belly Cabbage Soup is a delightfully hearty and warming soup that's perfect for a cold day. It's low carb, and can be made in under 30 minutes.
What Makes This Pork Belly With Cabbage Soup So Fantastic
Pork and cabbage are a classic pairing, and this Pork Belly recipe Cabbage takes that pairing to a whole new level of comfort food goodness.
It's one of those dishes you'll find yourself craving on a cold day since it's so deliciously warming and filling. It's a quick and easy weeknight dinner option that you can even refrigerate to enjoy throughout the week.
The saltiness of the pork pairs perfectly with the sweet, earthiness of the cabbage. The broth, with the distinct flavors of the miso paste, sesame paste, and tanginess of vinegar mixed into the chicken stock, is otherworldly.
Not only is this Pork Belly With Cabbage a delicious and comforting soup, but it's low carb as well.
There are few things as good as a dish that's both delicious and keto-friendly, and this dish knocks it out of the park.
Did I mention that it takes less than 30 minutes to make? It's also made all in one pot, so you don't have to worry about washing a ton of dishes after cooking.
With a dish this simple, quick and easy to clean up after, who could possibly resist?
How To Make Pork Belly Cabbage Soup
- Saute. Heat a 3-quart saucepan over high heat. Add in pork belly and turn the heat down to medium. You are doing this to allow the pork belly to gently render some fat. Sauté pork belly until the meat is cooked (about 5 minutes).
- Remove fat. Remove all but 2 tablespoons-ish of the fat. No need to be crazy precise here, just take out any egregious fat so that your soup doesn’t taste ultra fatty afterwards.
- Add veggies. Add shredded cabbage and mushrooms and stir well until the veggies are coated with the remaining rendered fat.
- Add broth and pastes. Pour in broth, miso paste, and sesame paste and stir to incorporate those into the broth. When the broth comes to boil, remove the pot from the heat. Stir in vinegar and serve.
Tips And Tricks For Making Pork Belly With Cabbage Soup
- Make sure you remove the extra fat from the saucepan before adding the rest of the ingredients. If you leave too much fat in the pan you'll end up with a fatty tasting soup, and nobody wants that.
- This Pork Soup With Cabbage can be refrigerated for 3-4 days. It will collect fat on top, so just simply skim the fat away or gently reheat it.
- The cabbage in the soup won't handle too many reheats, so try not to reheat the whole batch if you plan on eating it throughout the week. You should only really reheat the cabbage once.
- If you can't find or choose not to eat pork belly, you might want to try pork chops cut into smaller pieces.
- If you don't eat pork, or just want a change of pace, you could try this with chicken.
- Here's another Pork Belly recipe for you as well, and this one is a cripsy pork belly.
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This Pork Belly Cabbage Soup recipe is the perfect trifecta of low carb, easy to make and easy to clean up after.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Pork Belly, cut into bite size pieces
- 3 cups Napa Cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup Sliced Mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons Miso Paste
- 2 tablespoons Sesame Paste, or tahini
- 4 cups Chicken Stock
- 1 teaspoon White Vinegar
Instructions
- Heat a 3-quart saucepan over high heat. Add in pork belly and turn the heat down to medium. You are doing this to allow the pork belly to gently render some fat. Sauté pork belly until the meat is cooked (about 5 minutes).
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons-ish of the fat. No need to be crazy precise here, just take out any egregious fat so that your soup doesn’t taste ultra fatty afterwards.
- Add shredded cabbage and mushrooms and stir well until the veggies are coated with the remaining rendered fat.
- Pour in broth, miso paste, and sesame paste and stir to incorporate those into the broth. When the broth comes to boil, remove the pot from the heat. Stir in vinegar and serve.
- Make sure you remove the extra fat from the saucepan before adding the rest of the ingredients. If you leave too much fat in the pan you'll end up with a fatty tasting soup, and nobody wants that
- This Pork Soup With Cabbage can be refrigerated for 3-4 days. It will collect fat on top, so just simply skim the fat away or gently reheat it.
- The cabbage in the soup won't handle too many reheats, so try not to reheat the whole batch if you plan on eating it throughout the week. You should only really reheat the cabbage once.
- If you can't find or choose not to eat pork belly, you might want to try pork chops cut into smaller pieces.
- If you don't eat pork, or just want a change of pace, you could try this with chicken.
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Brad
Great soup. The broth could easily be made and used to make an Asian noodle bowl dish as well.
Angela
This soup is fabulous. It's wonderful exactly as the recipe outlines, but I now double the recipe, add some keto noodles, top with some green onion and sliced jalapenos and it's just too die for.
Sony Tai
Let's say that you make a batch for meal preps. Can U freeze it? And for how long?
gloris
which miso do you use in the pork belly and cabbage soup recipes? white, red, etc.?
URVASHI PITRE
I used white in this but I also tried it with red and it was great that way too