Garbure (French Cabbage and White Bean Soup)

Garbure is a French duck and white bean soup with root vegetables and potatoes that makes for a very comforting meal in the winter chill.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 175 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
• ½ teaspoon dried sage
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• ½ pound bacon, cut into small pieces
• 4 sprigs fresh parsley
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 4 potatoes, quartered
• 1 Chinese-style cooked duck
• 3 ½ quarts chicken stock
• 2 cups navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 pound cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 2 turnips, sliced
• 2 carrots, peeled and quartered

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir bacon in a large pot until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook until soft, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Pick meat off the duck bones and chop. Discard skin and bones. Add duck meat to the pot. Stir in chicken stock, navy beans, cabbage, turnips, celery, thyme, rosemary, and sage. Tie parsley and bay leaf together; add to the pot. Simmer until turnips are tender, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Stir potatoes and carrots into the pot; cook until soft, about 20 minutes. Discard parsley sprigs and bay leaf. Season soup with salt and pepper.