Vegan white cabbage and bean stew with caraway and potatoes

Vegan white cabbage and bean stew with cannellini beans, potatoes, carrots, caraway and marjoram in vegetable stock. A budget-friendly lunch with 16 g of fibre, good for cooking ahead.

At a glance

• Serves 4
• Prep time: 15 min
• Cooking time: 35 min
• Total time: 50 min
• Calories: 323 kcal per serving
• Protein: 14 g
• Fat: 6 g
• Carbs: 44 g

Ingredients

• 600g white cabbage
• 2 tins of cannellini beans
• 400g potatoes
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1.2l vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp caraway seeds
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp marjoram
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 bunch of parsley

Method

You’ll need: saucepan · chopping board · knife · sieve · wooden spoon · ladle

1. Dice the onion and carrots and fry them in the olive oil in a large pan for 5 min. Stir in the tomato purée, caraway and paprika for 1 min.
2. Remove the core from the white cabbage and cut it into 2 cm pieces. Peel and dice the potatoes.
3. Add the cabbage and potatoes to the pan, pour in the stock, sprinkle in the marjoram and simmer the stew, covered, for 20 min.
4. Rinse the beans in a sieve, add them and cook the stew for another 5 min.
5. Season with the apple cider vinegar and salt and serve the stew with chopped parsley.

Good to know

In winter, a white cabbage often costs less than a euro a head in Germany and is enough for a big pot. With beans, potatoes and caraway, it becomes a stew for four big bowls. The next day it tastes even more rounded.

Swaps

White cabbage → savoy cabbage or sweetheart cabbage (10 min less). Cannellini beans → kidney beans or chickpeas. Potatoes → pearl barley (contains gluten). Caraway → fennel seeds.

Cooking tips

Fry the onion and carrots properly; that gives the stew flavour without meat. Only add the beans at the end so they don't fall apart.

Storage

Keeps for 4 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.

Allergens

Vegan and gluten-free, no nuts or milk. Suitable for children. Suitable in pregnancy.

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