Sausage, Bean And Cabbage Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces beef sausages, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 5 cups beef stock
• 8 ounces kidney beans, with liquid
• 5 cups cabbage, shredded
• 6 new potatoes, quartered (do not peel)
• 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a large stock pot.
• 2 saute onions and garlic just until soft and transparent. remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• 3 add sausage chunks to pan and brown all over, about 3-5 minutes.
• 4 return onions and garlic to pan.
• 5 add remaining ingredients.
• 6 bring to a boil, stirring often to keep from burning.
• 7 reduce heat, simmer 45-60 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 8 adjust seasonings to taste.