Comments on: veselka’s cabbage soup

By: Mara

Mara — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:02:45 +0000

Straight out of the pot, meh. Reheated the next day, YUM. Reminds me of a Latvian soup, Skabenu Zupa, Sorrel Soup, that I love. We add a dollop of sour cream if we feel like it, too.

By: Lady Susan

Lady Susan — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:03:53 +0000

Just made this today. I spent a year and a half in Ukraine and this brought back good memories. I made it with stew meat (since that is what I had on hand) and added a dollop of homemade cultured cream. It was awesome. Thanks again!

By: Nom

Nom — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:48:36 +0000

Made without pork, sautéed vegetables first, used an embarrassingly small amount of pork stock for the huge amount of vegetables. It’s delicious.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:20:54 +0000

Hi Deb! I’ve been an avid reader of your blog; it’s always my go-to site when I want to make something new and delicious. I’ve just moved to Ukraine (I’m in the Peace Corps, and will be here for two years) and have been skimming Smitten Kitchen to find recipes to utilize all that Ukrainian summer has to offer (strawberries were here for a full two weeks, and I’ve never tasted anything like them in the US), cabbage included. And look! A Ukrainian recipe on my favorite food blog! It’s just too perfect. And, having lived three months with a host family, I can say that this looks pretty authentic. Thanks!

By: Steffany

Steffany — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:20:13 +0000

Veselka’s is my FAVORITE restaurant in that area !! My boyfriend & I both come from Russian/Ukrainian families, and when we visit NYC, we always make sure to stop there. YUM.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:24:19 +0000

I made this soup for the first time tonight and it is so amazing! Thankyou, thankyou for posting this recipe!!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:42:08 +0000

I’ve been dying to try Veselka’s ever since I saw it in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Since I’m in San Francisco, this proves difficult. This weekend, I had an insatiable craving for cabbage soup and as I’m 14 weeks prego, when I want something, there’s very little that can actually keep me from it (short of another, stronger craving). So in this recipe, I had the opportunity to kill to birds with one stone. perfect.

So I made it. I followed each direction to the letter – it was phenomenal. So savory, so balanced and full. I tried a little taste before adding the saurkrout juice and the juice REALLY rounds it out and kicks it up.

Even the hubby LOVED it and he’s, for the most part, a little over my incessant soup-making.

By: Jean Marie

Jean Marie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:17:43 +0000

I had dinner at Veselka last Friday and everything was awesomely good. We’re (finally) getting snow here in D.C. and I’ve got a pot of cabbage soup going for dinner. If only I had some pierogis too.

By: Katie P

Katie P — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:10:44 +0000

Wow, this is really F-ing good! Is that “smitten kitchen” appropriate to say? I cannot wait for my (Ukranian) husband to try this!

By: Chell

Chell — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:08:18 +0000

I love your web site. This is my first post, but I’ve been enjoying your blog for quite some time now. I made this soup tonight – Awsome. Great for a cold day in the midwest. My husband is standing over the stove now wanting more…..