Brassica - a Favorite in Tyra's Garden and Kitchen

Brassicas are definitely my favorites in Tyra's Garden. This big family adds colour and structure to my potager. All those lovely colours of green: pale, soft, blueish green, purple green etc.

Brassica a huge group of plants. DESCRIPTION: This is a group of plants belonging to the Mustard family, Cruciferae. It includes vegetables that are commonly grown and known as Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Mustard, Rape, Rutabaga and Turnip. Many can be grown for their ornamental leaves. (from. Botany.com)

BRASSICAS are highly nutritious full of antioxidants, Sulforaphane exists in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage. Brassicas are really good food and cheap to and if you grow them yourself they are ever cheaper and taste wonderful.

Kålsoppa - Kohlsuppe - Cabbage soup

1 small cabbage, sliced/chopped
1 liter chicken broth
4 diced bacon or kabanosse würst/Polish Kielbasa
1 minced onions
4-5 diced potatoes
salt and pepper, thyme and caraway seeds, to taste
Sour cream

Put the chopped cabbage and the broth in the saucepan/pot, simmer for 1/2 hour.
In a saute pan, cook the diced bacon/würst,
Saute the onion in the bacon drippings until soft.
Add the chopped bacon, onion, potato, and S & P to the sausepan/pot.
Cook for an additional 1 hour, until the cabbage reaches the texture you prefer.

Serve with of sour cream and a nice bread

Smaklig måltid - Bon Apetite

TYRA