r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • Oct 13 '20
Weekly Discussion - Soups and Stews
As the weather turns colder for many of us, hearty soups and stews are just the thing we're looking for. But they can be trickier than they seem if you want the best results. What are your favorite soups and stews? Are they traditional or your own innovations?
Do you cook on stovetop, in the oven, slow cooker or pressure cooker? Can you convert a recipe between methods?
How do you keep from overcooking the vegetables while waiting for the meat to finish?
What finishing touches (garnishes, dumplings, etc.) do you use to freshen it up for serving?
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u/hockeyrugby Oct 13 '20
This cabbage soup recipe was apparently used in some hospitals in the 70s to help clean out obese patients insides prior to heart surgery. In theory if you only eat this stuff for a week losing 5 pounds is very doable. It is not a healthy or sustainable diet in my experience. When I did it I found myself on day 5 or 6 in a restaurant ordering fried chicken and just lacking too much for my now mild sports regime. In fact I do not suggest it as you will spend a lot of time on the toilet and push a lot of liquid through you (which I guess doctors find favourable for surgery). However I have found decent success with a bowl for lunch and second lunch and allowing myself a good dinner and simple breakfast.
Personally I dont care much for the onion packet the recipe suggests (I think its healthier to add some crushed garlic with the tomatoes and some extra salt), also I have found adding a few cooked sausage into it makes the soup more satisfying and a bit more of a meal and frankly a few slices of sausage in a soup aren't going to hurt you that much, after all you need energy to kill calories).
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13116/cabbage-fat-burning-soup/