Cabbage and Kielbasa Recipe

My Polish mother-in-law makes the very best kielbasa & cabbage and there is one ingredient you MUST add to this recipe. Red wine. Substitute the water with red wine after the cabbage has cooked down, and simmer with the rest of it. Delish!!

Took other raters' advice and peeled and thinly cut 2 potatoes, fried them with the onions. Subbed red wine for the water and it turned out phenomenal!

I do this similar in a dutch oven with chicken broth to sub for water. Try tossing cabbage and onion in a little flour first; layer in dutch oven with pats of butter. Soak with broth or stock. Add quartered potatoes, perhaps some sliced apple and carrots and you have a great one pot meal. I also add pepper, crushed fennel seed and maybe some dill.

Altered just a little... Used red potatoes, instead of canned. Cut into 4th and boiled for about 5 minutes, then added to the onions and sautéed. Added cabbage after onions were soft and while cabbage was wilting, I quickly fried the sliced kielbasa. Once the cabbage was wilted I added the kielbasa, 1/2 cup red wine (instead of water), 3 tbsp of red wine vin and S&P. Turned out great. Hubby says 5 stars, I'd give it 4 only cuz it's not my kinda dish. Cheers!

This was a pretty good recipe, but like others I made a few changes. I used half a head of green cabbage instead of a whole head of savoy. Rather than use canned potatoes I cubed up five red potatoes and sauteed them with the onion. I sliced and added the Kielbasa to the pan before adding the cabbage to get a little browning action. I also substituted red wine for the water.

Wonderful recipe! Followed the advice to add red wine rather than water- always happy to use red wine in a recipe. Instead of using canned potatoes I peeled potatoes, sliced them thin and sautéed it with the onion.

I received savoy cabbage and red potatoes in my CSA. I came across this recipe and I only needed to pick up kielbasa to complete the meal. I generally don't cook with flavors like this but with a couple modifications I really enjoyed it. I used fresh potatoes and sautéed them with the onions. I also used the red wine instead of water. I cooked covered for an additional 10 minutes and added horseradish for a kick when I served it (I like it hot). Thanks!

Had some good Nathan’s Kielbasa frozen and then cabbage went on sale. I used the regular kind of cabbage. Had this very dish a few months ago when a neighbor shared with us. Hubby gobbled it up, but probably wasn’t aware it was Kielbasa. He’ll devour any kind of sausage but wrinkles his nose at ones with foreign names like bratwurst and kielbasa. It’s a head thing, not a taste thing. Made this about as written except used only 1lb. sausage to 2lbs. cabbage. I like a lot of cabbage. Didn’t sauté the onions or brown a thing. (The kielbasa was fully cooked anyway.) Threw it all in the crockpot. I mixed up melted butter, the red wine vinegar the salt, pepper. The red pepper flakes as some others mentioned were a nice addition for a kick too. Poured the seasonings over everything in the crock. I added quite a bit more water for the crock to cook all day. Also I’ve got nothing against potatoes, but I left them out, cause try as I might, with corned beef and cabbage and the likes, I am always disappointed with the dratted starchy flavor, texture and taste they impart to my beloved, melt in your mouth, cabbage. Guess I’m a purist. It was easy and delicious. Hubby loved it too. Good comfort meal. Good with cornbread to sop up the juices.

I have made this several times now. I always use fresh potatoes, not canned. I've used different sorts of cabbage, sometimes plain green cabbage, sometimes Napa. I have cooked it with plain water as directed, and have added wine, both are good. This is a nice basic recipe that you can take in many directions. I especially like to add white pepper to it. It is always a hit around here. Good, down home food. I almost always use a local butcher's kielbasa, but have also used other sausages, including fresh, and that was a nice change. Thanks for a great basic recipe!

I love this recipe! The only things I changed was instead of red wine vinegar I used red wine and I used fresh potatoes instead of canned. If you cook the potatoes in the beginning with the onion it turns out great.

Really great! I used real butter instead of margarine and fried the potatoes before combining with the cabbage at the end. I think the crisp ones of the fried potatoes is a nice contrast with the soft cabbage.

Bro, I’m obsessed.

Looks great smells good can’t wait to eat easy to setup one pan cooking

Just cooked Kielbasa (beef) and added cabbage with 4 oz water on low......salt & pepper. Cooked slowly....it was delicious.

Made this tonight for dinner, using all fresh, local ingredients. Didn't have kielbasa, so I used fresh, sweet Italian sausage and it was delicious! Will definitely make this recipe again.

Tasty!

Delicious. Took the above mentioned advice and added red wine instead of water. Delicious!!! Easy too!!!

Used red wine instead of water (as others suggested) and white wine vinegar instead of red. Added minced garlic with the onions. Used carrots instead of potatoes and added green bell pepper and leftover steamed green beans.

Great easy go to for a busy night. I added a TBSP of caraway seeds for a bit of extra flavor.

i used a small amount of Baslamic Vinegar in stead of red wine. Came out fine and husband was happy.