Instructions:
Step 1:
In a large soup pot, add the beef and place over medium-high heat.
Break it apart with a wooden spoon.
Add the onion.
Cook about 8 minutes until the beef is brown, stirring occasionally.
Step 2:
Add the garlic. Stir and cook 1 minute.
Add the cabbage, beef broth, tomato sauce, carrots, rice, bay leaves, brown sugar, salt, oregano, and pepper.
Step 3:
Bring to a boil.
Then, reduce the heat to simmer and cover the pot.
Cook until rice is tender (25 minutes for white rice and 45 minutes for brown rice).
Step 4:
Remove the pot from the heat.
Stir in the lemon juice.
Let the soup rest uncovered for 10 minutes to thicken up before serving.
Remove the bay leaves before serving.
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