Smoked Sausage and Cabbage with Dumplings
This is classic comfort food.
Servings: 10 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 small head cabbage chopped or 1/2 of a large head of cabbage
- 4 to 5 carrots scraped and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 small onion peeled and chopped
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 12 ounce package smoked sausage cut in pieces
Ingredients for Dumplings:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 teaspoons shortening I use Crisco
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Combine cabbage, carrots, onion, chicken broth, butter, water, black pepper,caraway seeds, basil and bay leaf in a large soup pot. Bring to a boil, cover, turn down to simmer and let cook until cabbage has cooked down and carrots are tender. Add smoked sausage, let cook about five minutes before adding dumplings.
Directions for Dumplings:
- Mix together and either pinch off pieces or drop by spoonfuls into gently boiling cabbage recipe above. I add several dumplings at a time removing the cover and replacing it on the pot after each addition.