Cabbage Soup With Apples and Thyme

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 cups thinly sliced cored green cabbage
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 8 large fresh thyme sprigs
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/4 lbs apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• chopped fresh thyme

Directions

1. 1

   Melt 1 tablespoons butter with oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add cabbage and onion; saute until vegetables wilt and brown, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add the thyme sprigs or dried thyme and sauté a minute longer. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

2. 2

   Melt remaining 2 tbsps. butter in a heavy large skillet over medium-higih heat. Add apples and saute until brown and tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Remove thyme sprigs, if used from soup. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with apples and chopped fresh thyme and serve.