Can I use the STEMS and leaves of the beets when making red cabbage and beet soup?!
Answers: I'm also using carrots, onions, celery and potato. Chicken broth and seasoning of course.
Beet tops are a delicious veg. Kind of like spinach actually. I never throw them away.
I wouldn't. Leaves and stems of beets are bitter.
No, stems and leaves are bitter and very tough.
Sure, you are the cook and whatever you want to do is your business and falls under "creative liscence to cook". There is a lot of nutrition in the beet greens, so by all means include them too.
You can use it in the soup but don't serve it with the soup.