Green Apple Pucker Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 shallots
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 cups white cabbage
• 6 green apples
• 1/2 cup apple pucker liqueur
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon winter savory
• 1 teaspoon lemon thyme
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 red apple

Directions

1. 1

   Core, peel and dice apples. Place the apples in lemon water.

2. 2

   Chop the shallots and place in a bowl. Mince the clove of garlic and place in the bowl. Slice the cabbage thin and place in the bowl.

3. 3

   Melt the butter in a soup pot. Add shallots, garlic, cabbage and apples to the soup pot. Saute until shallots are soft about 4 or 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Add 1/4 cup of apple pucker and reduce the liquid by half.

5. 5

   Add the vegetable stock and the chicken stock to the soup pot.

6. 6

   Place winter savory, lemon thyme, fresh ginger and bay leaves into cheese cloth. Tie the cheese cloth with string to form a Sachet. Place the Sachet into the soup pot.

7. 7

   Bring the soup to a full boil and reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes.

8. 8

   Add the remaining 1/4 cup of Apple Pucker and simmer for 5 minutes.

9. 9

   Remove from the heat. Remove the Sachet and bay leaves .Season with salt and white pepper to taste.

10. 10

    GARNISH: Diced Red Apple.