Braised Cabbage With Potatoes And Smoked Sausages

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword baised-cabbage-with-potatoes-and-smoked-sausages, braised-cabbage-with-bacon, easy-braised-cabbage-recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 623kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook the bacon until crisp over medium-high heat. Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon. Reserve 4 Tbsp drippings in pan.
Add oil and sliced smoked sausages to the pan drippings. Cook over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes until the sausage slices are beginning to brown.
Add chopped green onions, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, seasoned salt and fennel seed. Cook for around 1-2 minutes just until fragrant.
Top the sausage mixture with potatoes and cabbage. Pour chicken stock and cider vinegar over cabbage. Season with black pepper to your taste.
Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender and the cabbage is cooked through, stir occasionally.
Uncover, and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook uncovered until the pan juices have evaporated and the cabbage is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
Stir well, taste and adjust salt and black pepper to your taste.
Serve with a sprinkle of parsley or cilantro and top with crumbled bacon.

Onion - You can use a diced medium onion in place of green onions. Use a Vidalia onion or a yellow onion for a stronger onion flavor.
Red Cabbage - You may enjoy adding chopped braised red cabbage to the mix. I recommend around 1 cup chopped the same size as the green cabbage.
Bacon Drippings - You can leave out the bacon drippings and use butter, instead.
Sausages - You can use pork sausage, turkey sausage, chicken sausage or beef sausages.
Potatoes - You can use another variety of potatoes in this dish. Russet potatoes, red potatoes or white potatoes. Please note, they all have different starch content and therefore will cook differently. Adjust the cooking time depending on the variety you choose to use.
Seasonings - Crushed red pepper flakes add a little heat to the skillet overall. You can adjust the amount or omit them altogether. You may also choose to serve hot sauce on the side.
Vegetables - You may enjoy this braised cabbage with shredded carrots or sliced baby carrots in place of potatoes.