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Cabbage Stew

An easy, hearty stew recipe made with cabbage, smoked sausage or kielbasa and potatoes.

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Many, many, many moons ago I worked at a little honkey tonk out in the country. We had a short-order kitchen and mostly just served stuff like burgers and chicken wings.

Except on Wednesdays. On Wednesdays we cooked a big homemade meal and served it for free. We usually cooked stuff like chicken bog or chili or catfish stew or ham & beans.

I arrived at the bar one day to find Ms. Sandy (a Michigan transplant who’d recently moved to town) in the kitchen cooking the Wednesday supper. The first thing I thought was oh hayell naw, who let a yankee in my kitchen?!?

Cabbage Stew! A hearty stew made with cabbage, smoked sausage or kielbasa and potatoes. Great with cornbread or crusty french bread!

She was cooking down a ham bone with cabbage and potatoes. Well, that seemed like a great start to me and, I’ll admit, it smelled good. But when I saw her dump a couple cans of cream of whatever soup in there I thought she’d lost her mind.

Well, guess what? It was really good. And since I've discovered how far they've come with creamed soups in the last few years (and since I've discovered I really like the cream of celery kind – seriously who knew??), I decided to try to my own version of that cabbage stew.

I was looking for something to make that I could eat on during the week. I like to make a big ol’ pot of something on the weekend for the sole purpose of packing it for lunches the following week or having leftovers one night.

Cabbage Stew! A hearty stew made with cabbage, smoked sausage or kielbasa and potatoes. Great with cornbread or crusty french bread!

This stuff is amazing! The broth isn’t heavy so it actually eats kinda light. I used smoked sausage because it just goes with cabbage and potatoes.

I literally ate all of this by myself. ALL. OF. IT. Not in one day, though. I had it for supper two nights in a row then packed the rest for lunches during the week. It heats up beautifully, by the way!

This stew is officially one of my favorites now!

Cabbage Stew! A hearty stew made with cabbage, smoked sausage or kielbasa and potatoes. Great with cornbread or crusty french bread!

Recipe for Cabbage Stew

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Yield: 8-10 Servings
Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth
Cabbage Stew

Cabbage Stew

An easy, hearty stew recipe made with cabbage, smoked sausage or kielbasa and potatoes.
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 55 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1-2 carrots, shredded
  • 3-4 tablespoons bacon grease (can substitute butter)
  • 1 small head of cabbage, chopped into 1” pieces
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 5 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 10.5-oz. can cream of celery soup

Instructions

  1. Sauté sausage in vegetable oil in a large stock pot or Dutch oven until nicely browned.
  2. Add onion and carrots and continue cooking until onions are semi-translucent.
  3. Add bacon grease, cabbage, salt, pepper and garlic and continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes.
  4. Add chicken broth and potatoes then stir well. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer stew for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  5. Stir in cream of celery soup, reduce heat to low, cover then continue cooking for 10-15 minutes.

Notes

As always, I think all soups and stews are BEST if you turn off the heat and let them sit 30-45 minutes or until they’re just above room temperature but I understand if you can’t wait that long!

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51 comments:

  1. Could you tell me how to get to where I can print out a recipe? I don't do Pinterest, I don't save recipes online.

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    1. The green box that reads, "PRINTABLE RECIPE" will take you to a print-friendly version.

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    2. Look right under the "This recipe was featured at the Weekend Potluck!" and there is a print tab or click the "Printable Recipe". I don't do Pinterest either.

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  2. Simmering on the stove now...
    Can.Not.Wait! :)

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  3. what can i sub for cream of celery soup as i cant get it in Ireland

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    1. It's not a "must have" part of the stew so you could technically leave it out if you wanted. Or you could probably hit with a few dollops of heavy cream. Let us know either way!

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    2. thanks so much for the quick response will be making it tomorrow

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    3. Try heavy cream and celery flakes. Or fresh chopped celery.

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  4. Made this tonight and it was so, so delicious! I used cream of chicken soup instead of cream of celery since that's what I had on hand, and used 3 tbsp butter instead of bacon grease. Try it with Conecuh brand smoked sausage if it's available in your area. This stew is comfort food at it's finest! Yum!!

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  5. THIS IS EXCELLENT!! I HAD IT FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. I DOUBLED THE RECIPE FOR PLENTY OF LEFT OVERS.

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  6. How long would you cook in the crockpot and would you put the cabbage in the wholetime

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  7. This soup is my new obsession. I made it for some co-workers and they are begging for more.

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  8. I made this for dinner last night and it was awesome. I did exchange cream of potato soup for the cream of celery soup, because my husband detests all things celery, but it was delicious and my guess is this is a flexible enough recipe so you could substitute whatever you like, the possibilities are many. This is going in to my "keeper" file!

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  9. Hello. About how much cabbage cup-wise? Wondering if I can substitute the carrots and cabbage with bagged slaw mix (just cabbage and carrots). Thanks. Hoping to make this for St. Pats Day!

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  10. Mandy,
    Hey, hey… easy on the Yankees… please. I’m not a “transplant.” I’m actually an escapee from New York City. I didn’t come for the cost of living. I came for the quality of life; and the people. I cook and love all things southern. Yours is one of 3 go-to sites for me. The other 2 are Deep South Dish and Syrup & Biscuits. I come for inspiration, with a side of humor. As I told Mary, of Deep South Dish, even us old pro’s stock pot runs dry now and then. Besides, it’s so much more interesting seeing how others do things. Case-in-point, I’ve been making cabbage stew forever; I’m Irish, it’s a staple. I never thought of adding cream of celery soup, which sounds delicious and I will definitely try it next time I make this. Unfortunately It’ll have to wait ‘till next week when I make my bi-monthly pilgrimage to Four Oaks Farms, over in Lexington, SC, for some real sausage, pork and ham. I love that place. Best country ham on the planet.
    BTW, as I tell my 'sudin' (southern) friends, youuuz gotta accent. I don’ gotta accent. Heyyyyy… badda-bing.
    God bless.

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  11. I make what I call "boiled dinner" that is similar only use beef broth - gonna try this next time. I think this is going on the menu for the next weekend I'm home!

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  12. Looks scrumptious! I make something similar, but have never added the soup. I love cream of celery soup too...it's on my grocery list right now so I guess I'll have to pick up two. ;-) My hubby would love this. Thanks for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck.

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  13. Made and enjoyed this awesome tasting "soup-stew" yesterday; looking forward to leftovers for supper tonight!

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  14. Good afternoon Mandy, from my kitchen in southern New Jersey. I saw your Cabbage Stew recipe listed on Christy Jordan's Southern Plate page, and just had to try it! This was AWESOME!!! I just made it this afternoon, and ate 2 bowls of it already! That there is comfort food at it's best! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  15. Wow, this was so delicious! Even tastier as leftovers the next day.

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  16. I made this tonight and it is delicious!

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  17. I had an abundance of cabbage and this recipe came up in my Pinterest search. It was SOOO good! Even my picky kids ate it. Thanks!

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  18. OMG! Just made this and it is amazing!!!!!!

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  19. I just made this and it is amazing! I am not a cook- very easy.

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  20. I want to make some of your recipes, they all look very good, but I would like to know the carb count in them? I am strictly on just 20 Carbs right now. How much can a serving is?

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  21. This recipe makes me so happy!!! I usually use both, smoked sausage and ground turkey!I use cream of chicken soup, but add celery w/ the onion. Also, add canellini beans (white kidney beans)! Yummmmm! ^_^

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  22. This looks delish!!! Is this something that could be made in the crockpot or is it best to do on the stove top?

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    1. Maybe... but I'm not sure how long, etc since I haven't done it myself. If you try, let us know how it goes!

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  23. Would you suggest cooking this in a crock pot and for how long? Thank you

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  24. Thank you, this looks delicious. Cant wait to try it.

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  25. Hello Mandy, I'm french and I dont't speak english very well... excuse me
    So your receipes are very easy but in France we don't find all your products Bouhhhh !
    I have printed them while waiting.
    Thank you very much dear Mandy

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  26. Mandy, this looks so comforting, and ham would be good too. Pinned it. Now the smoked sausage and kielbasa thing. Kielbasa means sausage. In most grocery stores you can buy smoked sausage[think Eckrich] or fresh sausage. Smoked is darker in color, thicker skinned, and cooked, so it just needs to be heated, although I cook mine longer when making stuffed cabbages. Fresh sausage is lighter in color [whiteish] and you are able to see the bits of ground meat. Fresh sausage is raw meat and must be cooked. Since Chicago has a large population of Polish people, there are many Polish butcher and sausage shops where the varieties of kielbasa would be overwhelming. There you have it! Vicky--a girl with Slovakian heritage

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  27. WOW amazeballs is an understatement! Took this to a New Years Day party yesterday and it was the star of the show and it made me look like an awesome cook. Making more today because there were not any leftovers. I made it with 1 lb of beef kielbasa and 1 lb beef smoked country sausage from a german smokehouse (Opa's in Fredericksburg, TX) to make it go a little farther. I also did not saute the sausage with any vegetable oil as it had plenty of its own, its really not necessary in my opinion. I also diced the carrots rather shredding them for more variety of bites on the spoon. used 4-5 large ones. Look no farther, this is by far the best cabbage/ sausage recipe I have ever come across. perfect in the crockpot especially if you have one that can saute. very easy to make and no mess.
    Thanks for sharing.
    -David from Texas

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  28. I made this a few nights ago and man, was it delicious! The ingredients are so simple and I totally underestimated how great they'd be together. I've come back to this recipe to make some more!

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  29. Making this right now, it's simmering as we speak, I have some jalapeno cornbread to go with this dish. In the past I make my cabbage with chicken broth and smoked turkey parts and seasonings. But this is next level. I was very skeptical about the soup addition, but I did that as well, I didn't leave out anything. But for more meaty goodness, I added my usual smoked turkey wings. The house smells awesome. Okay, gotta go and add the potatoes now. Thanks for sharing your recipe!!

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    1. Made this again today, 09/14/2017! It's just as great, Stopped by Sam's, a wholesale club here, probably everywhere, lol, and I grabbed some of their delicious mini cornbread loaves, and that's dinner! Kids, hubby, friends love this dish! Thanks again for sharing!

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  30. Making this for dinner today. I only have purple potatoes right now. Will they work out or mess this dish up?

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    1. They'll work fine! They might make the stew look a little gruesome but it will taste fine!

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  31. I've made this recipe so many times that I've lost count, it's that AMAZING! The first time I served it to my kids (11 & 6) they did not want to try it. After lots of coaxing they did and both now claim it as their favorite stew. My favorite part is the left overs! Seriously, best comfort food ever!!!

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    1. Well, that's the best thing I've heard all month! Thank you for taking the time to let me know y'all are enjoying it!

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  32. How about substituting ham for the sausage? Anybody tried that?

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  33. I made this today and it was amazing!

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  34. Could I leave out potatoes or would that ruin It?

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    1. Go for it! I've used roasted cauliflower in place of the potatoes and it was amazing!

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  35. Do you know how long you would do this in an instant pot?

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  36. Thanks for this recipe. Wanted something different and I love cabbage. Made it today. Delicious!!

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  38. I've made this three times now, not so often though, I dont wanna get burned out, but each time it is just perfect, I spiced it up once because my girls like to have a bit of heat, but other than that I changed nor added nothing, except for the salt, I used bacon flavored salt, to give help out my cajun smoked sausages, I'm telling you all, this is the dish, if you haven't tried it yet, then you're missing out! We luv it!!

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Hi there! While I’m not able to respond to every comment, I try hard to answer any questions that haven’t been addressed in the post, recipe or in other comments.

I can tell you now 1) I have no idea if you can substitute Minute Rice or brown rice in my recipes because I’ve never used them and 2) If I know how to convert a recipe to a Crock Pot version, I will make a note about it (otherwise, I don’t know).

And though I may not respond to them all, I do read each and every comment and I LOVE to hear from you guys! Thanks, y’all! - Mandy