Cabbage Soup with Sausage
The hours of daylight are very short during the winter months here in Canada. It can be dark by four in the afternoon, which makes cooking feel especially cozy this time of year. I first made this soup on a cold January day, and the whole pot disappeared before I even thought about taking photos. I always take that as a good sign.
This cabbage soup with sausage is hearty, comforting, and made with simple vegetables simmered slowly until tender. It is the kind of soup that warms you right through and tastes just as good the next day.
Cabbage Soup with Sausage Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cabbage chopped thin
- 2 carrots, peeled and shredded
- 2 large potatoes, peeled and shredded
- 1 large beet, shredded (or a can of sliced beets julienned)
- 1 large onion, diced fine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups of chicken stock or water
- 1 cup sour cream, cream, or milk
- 1 teaspoon dill seed
- 8 oz Ukrainian kielbasa sausage, sliced and cubed.
- salt and pepper to taste
How to Make Cabbage Soup with Sausage
Step 1 – Fry the Vegetables
Melt butter in large soup pot, don’t reduce the butter its needed to add richness to all abundance of vegetables.
Add the cabbage, carrots,onions and potatoes to the pot. If adding raw beet, add it now.
Add tsp of salt.
Cook over medium heat stirring often to prevent scorching. The pot will start very full of vegetables, but they shrink as they cook. Fry the vegetables in the butter on low about ten minutes.
Step 2 – Add Broth and Simmer
Add the chicken broth until the vegetables are covered. This may vary on how large your vegetables are, if the broth doesn’t cover the vegetables add either more chicken broth or water until the vegetables are covered. Cook over low heat until soft at least half an hour.
Step 3 – Add Sausage and Beets
Chop and add the sausage. If using canned beets, julienne them and add now.
Step 4 – Finish with Milk and Dill
I like to add a cup of milk to my soup, and then serve with a dollop of sour cream. You can add a cup of milk, a cup of sour cream, or a cup of half and half cream depending on your own preferences.
Add the dill seed (not dill weed), I start with a tsp of dill seed, and add more depending on taste.
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 5 – Slow Simmer and Serve
Continue cooking over low heat for at least another 30 minutes.
This soup is hearty. Like most men Hubs loves it with sausage, but you can omit it if you like.
If you want to make this soup low carb, omit the potatoes and replace with 2 cups of precooked, mashed and drained cauliflower.
My mother use to make a borscht that was my absolute favorite, hers was different in that it was not red. She made hers using water, and cream. She showed me many times how to make it and I was never able to make it as good as hers. This soup recipe reminds me of my Mom’s. It’s good but my Mom’s soup was a bowl of heaven. Let me know how this recipe works out for you.
Cabbage Soup with Sausage
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ large cabbage chopped thin
- 2 carrots peeled and shredded
- 2 large potatoes peeled and shredded
- 1 large beet shredded (or can of sliced beets julienned)
- 1 large large onion diced fine
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 cups chicken stock or water, or as needed to cover vegetables
- 8 oz 8 oz Ukrainian kielbasa sausage, sliced and cubed About 1/2 a large ring
- 1 cup milk or half and half
- 1 tsp dill seed add 1/2 teaspoon more if wanted.
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add cabbage, carrots, onion, potatoes, and raw beet if using. Add salt and cook gently, stirring often, until vegetables soften.
- Add enough chicken stock or water to cover the vegetables. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are tender.
- Add the sausage to the pot. If using canned beets, add them now. Simmer gently to warm through.
- Stir in milk, cream, or half and half. Add dill seed and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Continue simmering gently until flavors are well blended. Serve hot.
If you’d like to save this recipe for later, you can pin it here. This cabbage soup with sausage is one of those cozy soups that’s easy to come back to on cold days when you want something hearty and comforting.
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Simple & delicious! Thanks for sharing
I am glad you like it. I enjoy this soup as it is hearty without being too rich.