Portuguese Sopas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 pound) beef pot roast
1 onion, diced
1 cup fresh mint leaves
2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground allspice
2 bay leaves, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
water to cover
1 head cabbage, quartered, or more to taste

Preparation

Place pot roast, onion, mint, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and bay leaves in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in enough water to cover the roast. Cook over medium heat until roast is tender, adding more water if needed, about 4 hours.
Stir cabbage wedges into the pot. Simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.