Cabbage-Sausage Stew

This comforting cabbage-sausage stew of smoked sausage, cabbage, and vegetables can be on the table in less than one hour. Great for a busy weeknight.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 907 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 5 carrots, chopped
• water, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 medium sweet onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 grinds black pepper, or to taste
• 1 small head cabbage, cored and quartered
• 1.25 pounds smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add avocado oil; heat until it shimmers, about 1 minute. Add sausage pieces, cut-sides down; cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip; cook until other side browned, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer sausage to a plate; reserve drippings in the Dutch oven.

Step 2

Add carrots, potatoes, and onion to the Dutch oven; stir to coat with drippings. Add chicken broth and black pepper; stir to combine. Place sausage pieces on top vegetables in Dutch oven; place cabbage wedges on top sausage. Bring broth to a boil, about 5 minutes; cover the Dutch oven and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until vegetables are fork-tender, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer vegetables and sausage to a bowl using a slotted spoon; set aside. (Cabbage may be cut into bite-sized pieces.)

Step 4

Place flour in a small bowl; add enough water to make a thin paste, stirring until lumps dissolve. Whisk flour slurry into broth in the Dutch oven, whisking constantly while gradually adding slurry until liquid boils, about 5 minutes. Return vegetables and sausage to the Dutch oven. Taste; adjust seasoning, if necessary. Serve in individual bowls.