Krautfleckerl - Cabbage Pasta Bake

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 ounces small square noodles (for fleckerl, can use wide egg noodles)
• 1/2 cabbage
• 3 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
• salt
• pepper
• 1 -2 sausage, sliced thinly (any kind)

Recipe

• 1 wash the cabbage and remove the stalk. cut into quarters, then cut the quarters into smaller pieces. add salt to taste.
• 2 cut the cabbage pieces roughly into squares, bruise by hand and let stand for about 15 minutes.
• 3 heat the oil in a skillet and caramelize the sugar a bit (this takes about 2-3 minutes on medium heat). sugar will melt and turn brownish color. do not burn.
• 4 add the cabbage, onions and the caraway seeds. cover, and cook for about 30 minutes on low, stirring regularly, until light brown in color. season with pepper.
• 5 brown the sausage slices for several minutes to brown lightly and remove.
• 6 boil some water and cook the noodles until soft, drain and combine with the cabbage. let stand for a few minutes. season with more salt and pepper to taste. top with browned sausage slices.