Description
Crunchy caramelized cabbage and caramel-sweet sausage sizzle together in this quick skillet supper, delivering browned edges, punchy aromatics, and a sticky pan sauce in about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 450 g (1 lb) Italian sausage, removed from casings and halved into 1–2 cm pieces
- 1 small head green cabbage, about 800 g (1.7 lb), cored and thinly sliced (about 5 mm / 1/4 in)
- 1 medium yellow onion, 150 g (1 cup) thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (9 g)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (15 ml)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce (15 ml)
- 2 tsp cider vinegar (10 ml)
- 1 tsp honey (5 ml)
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp water (30 ml)
- Chopped parsley or sliced scallions, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prep the sausage and vegetables: Cut sausage into 1–2 cm pieces and thinly slice cabbage and onion; this step should take about 10 minutes.
- Brown the sausage: Heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering, add sausage pieces in a single layer and sear for 3–4 minutes until well-browned, then remove them from the pan.
- Caramelize the onion and cabbage: Add onion to the same pan and cook until translucent (about 3 minutes), then add cabbage and water, increase heat to high, and cook uncovered for 4–6 minutes.
- Reintroduce sausage and aromatics: Return sausage to the pan, add garlic and crushed red pepper (if using) and cook for 30–60 seconds.
- Deglaze and finish the sauce: Stir in soy sauce, cider vinegar, and honey, scrape browned bits from the pan and simmer for 1 minute.
Notes
Mistake to avoid: Overcrowding the pan steams the cabbage. Cook in a wide pan and let ingredients brown.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg