Cabbage Soup with Sausage
Cabbage soup with sausage warms you up from within and ticks all the flavor boxes: spicy smoked sausage, earthy potatoes, peppery cabbage, tangy cider vinegar and a hint of sugar.
Ingredients
- ½ poundsmoked turkey kielbasa or polish sausage, sliced
- 1 poundpotatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 cupsshredded cabbage
- 1 largeonion, chopped
- 1 canreduced-sodium chicken broth
- ¾ cupwater, divided
- 2 tablespoonssugar
- 1 teaspooncaraway seeds
- ¼ teaspoonpepper
- 16 ozkidney beans, rinsed and drained or cannellini, pinto, navy, black, great northern, butter, lima, or garbanzo beans
- 3 tablespoonscider vinegar
- 2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
Directions
- 1
In a large saucepan or nonstick skillet, brown the sliced sausages over medium heat.
- 2
Add the potatoes, cabbage, onion, broth, 1/2 cup of water, sugar, caraway seeds and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 to 18 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- 3
Add the beans and cider vinegar. Cover the pot again and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes.
- 4
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour and remaining water until they form a smooth slurry. Stir the slurry into the soup. Bring the soup to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for two minutes until thickened.