Mama Mercy’s Beef and Cabbage Soup

This recipe is version of a soup Dr. Oscar’s mother used to make. It has turned into one of my favorite go-to recipes when I’m feeling cold and run down.

This recipe is especially useful for those with a “yang deficiency”. It also helps build blood since it is rich in iron. Potatoes are grounding since they take root deep in the soil.

This soups wonderful for women before ovulation and menses to warm and nourish blood or for women trying to become pregnant.

Temperature: Warming

Flavor: Sweet, Acrid, slightly bitter

Organs: Spleen, liver, kidney, stomach, large intestine 

Actions: Supplements Qi and blood, nourishes yin, moves fluids, strengthens bones and sinews, drains damp

Good for helping with edema, nourishing body due to deficiency or illness, for women before and after menses, may help with lower back and knee pain, good for constipation (especially the elderly and women), and detox.

Ingredients

• 1 pound Beef stew meat

• 1 tbsp Avocado Oil

• ½ cup Onion, diced

• 2 cloves Garlic, minced

• ½ small head of Cabbage, chopped

• 1 cup white Potato, diced

• 1 tsp fresh Thyme

• 1 tsp fresh Sage

• 8 cups Beef Bone Broth

• ½ tsp Salt

• ¼ tsp Pepper

Preparations

1. In a large stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Cook onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent.

2. Add beef and brown for 30 seconds-1 minute on each side.

3. Add remaining ingredients- cabbage, potatoes, bone broth, thyme, sage, salt, and pepper. 

4. Simmer soup for 1-1 ½ hours until meat is tender. 

*Alternative cooking: Slow cooker on high for 4 hours