German Cabbage Soup!

German Cabbage Soup
10 cups

Sauté in 2 T. butter:

1c. yellow onion, diced
½ t. caraway seeds

Add, Cover and cook:2 T. butter
8 c. green cabbage, cored and chopped

Deglaze with:½ c. dry sherry or chicken broth or red wine vinegar
¼ c. fresh lemon juice or use the bottled kind

Add, boil, and then simmer:51/2 c. vegetable broth or chicken broth
2 c. red potatoes, diced
¼ c. carrot, peeled, grated
½ t. black pepper
Salt to taste

For the Roux, combine:6 T. salted butter, melted
½ c. all- purpose flour

Whisk into roux, add to soup with:
2 c. skim milk, warmed or any kind of milk you have!

Combine, garnish soup with: (opt)½ c. sour cream
¼ c. prepared horseradish
1 T. chopped fresh chives
1/8 t. kosher salt
1/8 t. cayenne

*very good!! nice and filling