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Stewed cabbage with sausages in a slow cooker

Braised Cabbage with Sausages in a Slow Cooker

The best dinner for kids and grown-ups alike! Simple and wholesome. The slow cooker keeps all the goodness in the food. Serve it with rice or mashed potatoes, or enjoy it with a slice of bread as a dish on its own.

Marina

Recipe author

Stewed cabbage with sausages in a slow cooker

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

White cabbage

Onion

Carrots

Sausages

300

Tomato paste

Bay leaf

Cloves

Allspice

Ground red pepper

Ground black pepper

Garlic

Water

400

Sugar

Salt

Vegetable oil

Dill

Parsley

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 18 % 3 g

Fats 47 % 8 g

Carbohydrates 35 % 6 g

104 kcal

GI: 83 / 0 / 17

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you braise cabbage with sausages in a slow cooker? Gather the ingredients you'll need.
Step 2:

Peel the onion and cut it into medium dice.
Step 3:

Grate the carrot on the coarse side of a grater, or cut it into thin strips.
Step 4:

Shred the cabbage into thin strips.
Step 5:

Cut the sausages into small rounds.
Step 6:

Cook the cabbage in two stages. First, pour the vegetable oil into the slow cooker insert and let it heat up. Sauté the carrot for 3–4 minutes, then add the onion and cook until golden.
Step 7:

Stir the tomato paste into half of the water and pour the mixture over the sautéed vegetables. Add the sugar, bay leaf, allspice, and cloves. Close the cooker and cook for about 8 minutes. Then fish out the whole spices, which have already flavored the dish. Add the sausages.
Step 8:

Now the second stage. Add the shredded cabbage to the vegetables and pour in the remaining 200 ml of water (if the cabbage is juicy, you may need less water here, or none at all). Set the cooker to "Stew" and leave it for 30 minutes.
Step 9:

Meanwhile, grind the garlic, black peppercorns, and red hot pepper together in a mortar.
Step 10:

Finely chop the parsley and dill.
Step 11:

Five minutes before it's done, add the garlic-pepper paste and the herbs, salt to taste, and stir. The cabbage is ready! Enjoy!

Feel free to adjust this recipe to your taste and use the spices your family loves. I use beef sausages for this dish — they have a firmer texture.
The braising time depends on the season. Winter cabbage is tougher and takes longer to cook, while mid-season or early varieties cook faster.
Keep in mind that the cooking time and setting given here are approximate. Every slow cooker works a little differently, and even identical models from the same brand can have their own quirks. Before you make a new dish in yours, read the manual, then start by cooking dishes you already know before moving on to new ones, dialing in the setting and time for your own machine.
You can replace the tomato paste in this recipe with canned tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, or ketchup.
Everyone's taste for salt, sweetness, bitterness, heat, and acidity is different, so always add spices and seasonings to your own liking. If you're using a seasoning for the first time, keep in mind that some are especially easy to overdo (pepper, for one).