This recipe was a staple in my house growing up. It was a quick one pot meal Mom could get on the table on a week night. I know now that this is called a "Boiled Dinner". We always called it "Boiled Cabbage and Sausage". The sausage and onions really give this meal all it's flavor. Starting with cold water and bringing it to a boil pulls the spice from the smoke sausage and flavors the pot. Mom always served this meal with butter and vinegar on the table. Butter was great on everything. But the vinegar was great on the cabbage. I decided to get fancy with the recipe and I added a bay leaf, some thyme sprigs and pepper to the pot this time. To be honest I really did not see much of a difference. Some recipes are just fine and should be left alone.
Boiled Cabbage and Sausage
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 head of
Cabbage, quartered with core/stem trimmed but intact
1 lb smoked
sausage, cut into 2” pieces
4 carrots, peeled
and cut into 2” pieces
4 small onions,
peeled and halved with root attached
8 new red
potatoes
1 tsp salt
Optional
ingredients:
Black
pepper
Red pepper
flakes
1 bay leaf
2-3 sprigs
of thyme
Directions
Place all
ingredients in a large pot, fill with water just to cover. Bring to a boil. Boil
until potatoes are fork tender, approximately 20 minutes. Drain and serve.
Love meals from mom! Thanks for sharing at the Tried and True Recipe party.
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