Sweet & Sour Beef Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon neutral oil, such as canola or avocado

• 1 pound lean (90% or leaner) ground beef

• 1 ½ teaspoons caraway seeds

• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

• 2 1/2 cups frozen bell pepper and onion mix, thawed, chopped

• 1 medium Golden Delicious or other sweet-tart cooking apple, unpeeled, diced

• 6 cups reduced-sodium beef broth

• 1 15-ounce can crushed or diced tomatoes

• 1 ½ tablespoons honey

• 1 tablespoon paprika, preferably Hungarian sweet

• 3 cups coarsely chopped Savoy, or green cabbage

• 1-2 tablespoons cider vinegar

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• Freshly ground pepper to taste