Holy Ghost Sopas(Sopas Do Espirito Santo) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. chuck roast
1 small onion, minced
10 c. water
1 Tbsp. pickling spice
1/2 cinnamon stick
1/2 c. wine
1/3 c. tomato sauce
1 cabbage head
1 French bread, sliced
1 mint sprig
salt to taste

Preparation

Bring water to a boil.
Add meat, spices (tied in clean cloth), wine, onion, tomato sauce, mint and salt.
Cover and cook until meat is tender, about 3 hours.
Add cabbage, cut in half.
Cook until tender.
Place bread slices and a sprig of mint in a deep serving dish or pan.
Pour boiling broth and cabbage over bread. Remove meat to another dish or platter.
Serve meat with the sopas. Serves 6 to 8 persons.