Matpats Kielbasa Cabbage Soup

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Put Kielbasa into pot over medium heat. Wait for the Kielbasa to take on color. Once brown on one side, stur, and do your best to have the other side face down. Don't be a freak about it though.

Step 2

Once you have a good cook on the Kielbasa, and have a decent amount of black stuff on the bottom od the pan (fond), remove the Kielbasa from the pot, add the oil and throw in the celery and onion. Make sure to loosen up and stur in the fond. Super flavor! Cook until slightly firm.

Step 3

Push the veg to the side and add the garlic. Cook until fragrant, not too long. Mix the veg back in and add the spices. Stur until evenly coated.

Step 4

Add a splash of the chicken stock to loosen up any remaining fond. Add the rest, along with the tomato sauce, brown sugar and Bay Leaves and stur.

Step 5

Add that cabbage. Now... I know you might be concerned about the pile of cabbage hiding everything else in the pot right now. Don't worry, it's cool. The cabbage is going to relax and cook down. Poke and stur occasionally, and when it's soup again get that Kielbasa back in there and stur some more.

Step 6

Put a lid on your masterpiece and simmer until your happy with the chew of the cabbage. I usually go about 60 minutes.

Step 7

Grab your ladle and serve it up. Don't burn your mouth off, and watch out for bay leaves.