Baba’s Cabbage Soup | Loulou

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• About 1/3 cup chopped onion
• Large clove garlic, minced.
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1/2 of a chopped hot pepper, or to taste - optional
• 3 large mushrooms or 6 smaller ones, chopped
• 2 slices cabbage, about 3/4 inch thick, chopped into small pieces
• 4 cups stock or water (if you use water you'll probably want more salt)
• About 1/2 cup frozen peas
• About 1/2 cup (more or less) cooked or canned beans (Kidney, Romano or Chick Peas) - optional
• About 3/4 cup (more or less) cooked brown rice (or white rice if you prefer)
• 1/2 teaspoon each dried basil and oregano
• Also about 1 tablespoon each fresh basil and oregano, or one or the other, if you have some
• about 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• Squeeze of fresh lemon juice, about 2-3 teaspoons, or to your taste