Cabbage Soup with Ground Pork and Shrimp

You probably never gave cabbage much thought, but now, cooking Vietnamese food, you’ll need to. Between cabbage salads and cabbage soups, you can quickly see how versatile an otherwise bland vegetable can be. In this recipe cabbage takes on a satiny texture after being cooked in a flavorful stock with pork and shrimp. This soup is intended to be just a canh—a consommé side dish served as a liquid refreshment—but I can easily consume this soup as a whole meal by itself.