Red Beer Soup with Spicey Cabbage Kraut
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds bacon lardons
- 8 medium onions
- 1 cup honey
- 10 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 head cabbage
- 6 jalapeños
- 1/2 gallon Rougue Red Beer
- 1 gallon light chicken stock
- 1 gallon dark chicken stock
- 3/4 cup malt vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions - soup
- Render bacon slowly.
- Just before bacon begins to crisp, add onions and cook
slowly until they soften and begin to caramelize.
- Add garlic and jalapeños.
- Cook until soft and then add honey and cook until toasty color and carefully add beer.
- Allow to reduce by half.
- Add chicken stocks. Season with salt and pepper.
- Allow to cook 30 minutes.
- Strain.
Directions - Cabbage garnish
Ingredients
- 2 green cabbages, sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup honey
- 5 jalapenos, seeded and julienned
- 1 teaspoon walnut oil
- 2 teaspoons malt vinegar
Assemble and allow to rot in fridge for 2 days.
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