Description
Hearty Irish bacon, cabbage, and potato soup celebrates traditional Celtic comfort cuisine with rich, savory flavors. Creamy potatoes, crisp bacon, and tender cabbage blend seamlessly, offering you a warm embrace of Ireland’s culinary heritage.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 0.5 pounds (226 grams) Irish bacon, cut into quarter pieces
Main Vegetables:
- 0.5 pounds (226 grams) potatoes, washed and diced
- 0.5 cabbage, roughly chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely sliced
- 1 onion, finely chopped
Liquid and Seasonings:
- 4 to 5 cups chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt (to taste)
- Black pepper (to taste)
Garnish:
- Parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Render the Irish bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp and golden, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the crispy bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the rendered fat in the pot.
- Sauté finely chopped onions in the bacon fat until translucent and softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add thinly sliced carrots and continue cooking for an additional 2 minutes.
- Incorporate diced potatoes (approximately 1/2 inch / 1.27 centimeters cubes) and roughly chopped cabbage into the vegetable mixture. Season generously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Pour of chicken stock into the pot, introducing a single bay leaf for depth of flavor. Bring the liquid to a rolling boil, then immediately reduce heat to a gentle simmer.
- Allow the soup to simmer uncovered for 18 to 22 minutes, or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork and cabbage has softened but maintains slight texture.
- Crumble the reserved crispy bacon and fold it back into the soup. Perform a final seasoning adjustment, tasting and adding additional salt and pepper as needed.
- Ladle the steaming soup into warmed serving bowls, garnishing with freshly chopped parsley. Serve immediately alongside crusty Irish soda bread or hearty whole grain crackers for a complete meal.
Notes
- Packed with hearty Irish flavors, this soup celebrates comfort food at its finest.
- Crispy bacon adds a smoky depth that transforms ordinary vegetables into something extraordinary.
- Cooking low and slow allows potatoes and cabbage to develop rich, tender textures.
- Perfect for chilly days, this one-pot wonder delivers warmth and satisfying nutrition in every spoonful.
- Traditional ingredients blend seamlessly, creating a rustic meal that connects you to generations of home cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 295 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 25mg