Hearty Kielbasa Stew

Lorac's Note:

A tummy filling one pot meal - just add some rye bread for dunking in the sauce.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 (16 ounce) package kielbasa , sliced 1/2 inch
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 cups chopped cabbage
• 1 cup white wine or 1 cup apple juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Heat butter in a Dutch oven, add kielbasa and brown lightly over medium high heat.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3. Add carrots, celery and onion and cook over medium heat until softened.
4. Add remaining ingredients and kielbasa, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Reviews

[Koechin (Chef)]

This a WONDERFUL RECIPE! I used Hunt's Fireroasted Tomatoes with Garlic for the diced tomatoes, and just realized, that I completely missed the wine or apple juice. But it was still fntastic. Now I have to try it with the wine!! Thanks for sharing. Koechin

[Cinizini]

A very flexible recipe, and even better the next day, and the day after that! Wonderfully rich flavor that blends and improves over time. I substituted a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes for the non-diced tomatoes in the recipe because that was what I had on hand; I also threw in a can of cannelini beans and used garlic sausage instead of kielbasa (though the flavor was very similar). I also used a couple sprigs of fresh thyme instead of dried and added a dash of cayenne pepper. I cooked it over low heat on the stovetop for close to two hours, and served it with Turkish cornbread #16641. Thanks!

[abloom69]

I have made this twice now for two different groups of friends and everyone has enjoyed it. I cooked exactly as described, I'm sure you could get different results with another type of sausage. Get a flavourful one. This also freezes great. Thanx