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Parsnip Soup with Corned Beef and Cabbage

 

Great choice for your leftover corned beef...
 

Three 1/8-inch-thick 

 

slices cooked corned beef (4 ounces), fat trimmed, chopped and reserved

 

2 whole 

 

bay leaves

 

2 large 

 

parsnips (about 13 ounces), peeled and coarsely chopped

 

2 cups 

 

chopped onions

 

3 cups 

 

(or more) low-salt chicken broth

 

3 large 

 

savoy cabbage leaves, center ribs removed

 

¼ cup 

 

heavy whipping cream

 

 

1

Sauté 2 Tbsp. corned beef fat (or butter) and bay leaves in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until fat renders, about 2 minutes. Stir in parsnips and onions. Add 3 cups of broth. Cover; simmer until parsnips are tender, about 10 minutes.

2

Meanwhile, cut cabbage and corned beef slices crosswise into very thin strips. Melt 1 Tbsp. fat (or butter) in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage and corned beef. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss until cabbage begins to wilt, about 3 minutes.

3

Working in batches, puree soup with bay leaves and cream in blender until smooth. Return to same pan. Re-warm soup, thinning with more broth if too thick. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls. Mound corned beef and cabbage in center.

 

Yield: 2 Main Course servings or 4 first course servings

 

 Cooking Tips

*Trim the fat from the corned beef and use it to saute the veggies. If there's not enough fat, supplement with butter.

**Leftover corned beef works great for this soup. Deli corned beef is a perfectly good substitute.

 

 Recipe Source

Modified from Bon Appetit

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