Cabbage Soup With Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 350 g lean sausages, highly seasoned
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 leek, halved lengthways and thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, halved lengthways and thinly sliced
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
• 350 g young green cabbage, cored and coarsely shredded
• 1 -2 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 1/2 liters lamb stock
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• freshly grated parmesan cheese, to serve (optional)
• 1 loaf crusty bread

Recipe

• 1 put the sausages in water to cover generously and bring to the boil.
• 2 reduce the heat and simmer until firm.
• 3 drain and, when cool enough to handle, remove the skin and slice thinly.
• 4 heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add the onion, leek and carrots and cook for 3-4 minutes until the onion softens.
• 5 add the tomatoes, cabbage, garlic, thyme, stock and sausages.
• 6 bring to the boil, reduce the heat to low and cook, partially covered for 40 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
• 7 ladle into warm bowls, sprinkle over the parmesan and serve with crusty bread.