Smoked sausage or kielbasa steamed in one pot with cabbage and potatoes - can be made in the oven, on the stove-top or in your crock pot!
You know how I have those conversations with myself and then write out the dialog and y’all get a laugh because I’m just a few strands of clarity this side of a trip to the nut house?
Well, my brain went all over the place with this one.
Me: If Corned Beef & Cabbage is Southern, why do so many Irish people eat it?
Me: Who said it was Southern?
Me: Hank Williams Jr.
Me: Um. What?
Me: Don’t you remember that Hank song that went, “You had corned beef and cabbage at your girlfriend’s house last night”?
Me: No. What’s corned beef and cabbage got to do with anything?
Me: Because I made that dish that’s similar but with smoked sausage and potatoes and was wondering if that was a Southern thing or an Irish thing. Or a Polish thing? Or German??
Me: I dunno.
Me: You’re no help.
Me: Who said it was Southern?
Me: Hank Williams Jr.
Me: Um. What?
Me: Don’t you remember that Hank song that went, “You had corned beef and cabbage at your girlfriend’s house last night”?
Me: No. What’s corned beef and cabbage got to do with anything?
Me: Because I made that dish that’s similar but with smoked sausage and potatoes and was wondering if that was a Southern thing or an Irish thing. Or a Polish thing? Or German??
Me: I dunno.
Me: You’re no help.
A N Y W A Y... I can’t tell you much about this recipe other than it’s a combo I've been eating all my life. Sometimes with smoked sausage, sometimes with corned beef.
I put it out there on the Facebook page and y’all seemed as scattered about it as me! Everyone seems to make a version of it and nobody has a name!
Lot's of folks said Boiled Supper (and I think they're right) but since I usually make this in the oven, that kinda doesn't work.
Sausage Steam Pot with Potatoes & Cabbage
Yield: 8-10 Servings
prep time: 15 Mcook time: 2 hourtotal time: 2 H & 15 M
Smoked sausage or kielbasa steamed in one pot with cabbage and potatoes - can be made in the oven, on the stove-top or in your crock pot!
ingredients:
- 2 pounds smoked sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 1/2 pounds small potatoes (I used Honey Gold)
- 1 head cabbage
- 1 14-ounce can chicken broth
- Salt and pepper
instructions:
How to cook Sausage Steam Pot with Potatoes & Cabbage
Oven Preparation:
- Clean cabbage and slice off the dirty party of the stump where the stem was. Cut the cabbage into 10-12 wedges and place in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Don’t remove the core as it will keep the wedges together.
- Pour chicken broth into pan. Place potatoes evenly in pan, around cabbage wedges. Season potatoes and cabbage with salt and pepper. Arrange sausage pieces evenly in pan. Depending on the size of your pan, you might end up layering some of the potatoes and sausage on top of cabbage – that’s OK.
- Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil or tight-fitting lid (we're steaming here so it's got to be good and tight) and bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
Stove-Top Preparation:
- Clean cabbage and slice off the dirty party of the stump where the stem was. Cut the cabbage into 10-12 wedges. Don’t remove the core as it will keep the wedges together.
- Layer cabbage wedges, potatoes and sausage pieces into a large pot, season each layer with salt and pepper. Pour chicken broth into pot.
- Bring pot to a boil then cover tightly and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 1-2 hours or until potatoes are very tender.
Crock Pot Preparation:
- Clean cabbage and slice off the dirty party of the stump where the stem was. Cut the cabbage into 10-12 wedges. Don’t remove the core as it will keep the wedges together.
- Layer cabbage wedges, potatoes and sausage pieces into a large crock pot, season each layer with salt and pepper. Pour chicken broth into pot.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours or until potatoes are very tender.
NOTES:
You can use any cured link sausage in this recipe such as smoked sausage, kielbasa, andouille or even Spanish chorizo.
You might be thinking this isn't enough liquid but we're steaming here, not boiling. Plus the cabbage is going to put out a good bit of moisture itself.
You might be thinking this isn't enough liquid but we're steaming here, not boiling. Plus the cabbage is going to put out a good bit of moisture itself.
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This so made me laugh. I just made my family recipe for this last week. I have not published it to my blog because I did not know what to call it. My family always called it "Smoke Sausage, Cabbage and Potatoes". Even though it has carrots and onions in it too. It wasn't until I much older that I learned people make it with corned beef and call it a "Boiled Dinner". I love that you do it in the oven. I am going to have to try it. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who can't come up with a name for it! And I'm glad you got a laugh :o)
DeleteI just wanted to let ya know I found this in Pinterest, looking for cabbage recipes, grew cabbage in our garden. The day got away from me, so I resigned myself to not having it tonight. So sad. Then I thought I could make it in my pressure canner. I'm new to using it to can food, then I chickened out.changed my crazy mind again. Ok, I can do this! Cut up the cabbage, peeled tators, sliced the sausage, added baby carrots, sweet corn on the cob, broke in half, an onion, chicken stock, and hubby chopped 2 jalapeno peppers. So ok, here goes nothing. Got the canned up to 15 lbs pressure and cooked for 10 minutes. I was so excited, and a little nervous to see how it came out. And it was Wonderful!!! We loved it!!! Thank you for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteIf using corned beef, do you recommend chunking it or in slices?
ReplyDeleteYou have to cook it whole then slice it once it's done. And, unless you have a gigantic crock pot, you'll have to cook it in the oven. Cook it for an hour, covered (just use water - you won't need chicken broth with meat this flavorful) then add the veggies and follow the recipe.
DeleteTry subbing white wine for some of the broth. It makes it yummier.
ReplyDeletewe add tony cachere's low sodium cajun seasoning and YUM; so much better day 2 and add more ingreds back to the pot!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband does not like cabbage, can anything be substituted?
ReplyDeleteGreen beans!
DeleteBangers, spuds and slaw
ReplyDeleteThis is how I've known it all my life
DeleteMy mom made something similar only she sauteed the sausage in her cast iron skillet with some onion, then she took them out and fried sliced potatoes on the skillet, added back the sausage and onions and then added the cabbage, stirring it till the cabbage was done
ReplyDeleteShe was from Tennessee and called it Bull dogs....
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DeleteI have had boiled dinner since I was a young child.
DeleteI have an abundance of zucchini....
Any thoughts on adding some to this recipe?
Zukes are sweet when cut thin, ssuted with mushrooms and onions, pour over scrambled eggs and sprinkle mozzarella over the top.
DeleteI made it twice in the smoker, first time with kielbasa and then with corned beef, ( takes a little longer with the corned beef), both times using red potatoes and adding carrots. Was so good had no left-overs.
ReplyDeleteWill be trying this!
ReplyDeleteCan chicken or ham be used instead ? what would the cooking time be?
ReplyDeleteI just love it when folks start tearing a recipe apart..If you change it then it is not the same recipe..This is why I do not like to share mine cause this is what I hear"When I made it it did not taste like yours" So I ask a few questions and find out that they changed a "few" things...Well duh if you do that of course it will be different!!
ReplyDeleteDont get your apron in a wad. It's all good.
DeleteThis sounds so good...I am gonna try this very soon!
ReplyDeleteI', the only one who will eat this if I cut all in half will cooking time be the same
ReplyDeleteYes, I think so.
DeleteYep. 1 potato takes the same time as 10 potato's to get cooked..........
DeleteWe call it Bubbles and Squeak (because we start with bacon grease). I always add smoked sausage if it is the main dish but leave them out if it is a side.
ReplyDeleteBubble and squeak is leftover cabbage and potatoes fried in bacon grease.
DeleteThis sounds delicious!!! Can a countertop roaster oven be used to cook this?
ReplyDeleteI think that would work perfectly!
DeleteI am making this in the crockpot. I really hope it turns out!!
ReplyDeleteHave and use a milk can cooker and love it...It is so fast , much like a pressure cooker. Think I will try this in my can cooker.
ReplyDeleteJust wondering where the "dirty party" is? ... Sorry, couldn't resist such a great temptation. Recipe sounds good!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good recipe...but being a red-blooded American boy, I think I'd like to hear more about your amazing high school days, and what made them amazing.
ReplyDeleteYou're a hoot! I dig that in a person. I'm going to give your recipe a whirl, it sounds too good to miss. Happy New Year Y'all.
ReplyDeletei made it in microwave about half at a time 24 min at 60% in 1900 watt oven
ReplyDeleteDon't have chicken broth can you use beef broth instead?
ReplyDeleteSure!
DeleteSounds like a great St Patrick's Day dinner
ReplyDeleteWe will try the slow cooker method.
So is it polish or Irish?! In the heading you say it’s Poland’s oldest secret and at the end of the description you say it’s an Irish dish!
ReplyDeleteDo I? Where?
Deletehow many calories does it have
ReplyDeleteI make ham potatoes and cabbage every St Patty's day. My daughter and I love ham hocks and string beans on another day during the year.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell you thanks for the recipe that is now a staple part of our diets! We must have this three or four times a month lately. My husband adores it and often shows up at home with the ingredients to leave me a not so subtle hint that its time for me to make it again ;P Today I am trying the stove top method for the first time but I have made it in the oven, pressure cooker when camping and the slow cooker when I am being lazy. It always turns out excellent. Thank you again!
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