Bonnie’s Cabbage and Sausages recipe offers a delightful blend of flavors, making it a perfect quick and easy meal for any day of the week. This dish combines the hearty textures of smoked sausage with the sweet and tangy taste of cabbage, seasoned beautifully with caraway seeds and a hint of spice.
Ingredients:
- Bacon, 6 slices, cooked and crumbled
- Smoked beef or turkey sausage, 1 pound, sliced
- Large head of cabbage, shredded
- Onion, 1, chopped
- Garlic, 2 teaspoons, minced
- Red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon
- Seasoning salt, 1/4 teaspoon
- Caraway seeds, 3 teaspoons
- Water, 1/4 cup
- Sugar, 2 tablespoons
Directions:
- Cook bacon until crisp, crumble, and set aside. Retain one tablespoon of bacon grease in the pan.
- Brown the sausages in the same pan and set aside on paper towels.
- In the remaining bacon grease, sauté onions and garlic. Add sugar, pepper flakes, seasoning salt, caraway seeds, and water.
- Add shredded cabbage, mix well, and cook covered until desired tenderness (about 20 minutes).
- Return sausages to the pan, mix with cabbage, and cook on low heat for 15 minutes to blend flavors.
- Stir in crumbled bacon before serving.
Conclusion and Tips: This dish is not only quick to prepare but also incredibly versatile. Serve it as a main course or a hearty side with other meats. The caraway seeds add a unique flavor that complements the smokiness of the sausage beautifully. For those who enjoy a bit of heat, adjust the red pepper flakes to suit your taste.
