Cooking What You Have On Hand - Fried Cabbage and Sausage Recipe || Black Gumbo

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

Take a small cabbage and cut it up into strips, removing the core.

Peel and dice an onion, using the usable parts even if the onion is old.

Chop carrots into thin slices, leaving the peel on for nutrition.

Smash garlic cloves to remove the peel and dice them up, discarding any bad parts.

Cut the smoked sausage into disks, noting that it was previously frozen.

Heat extra virgin olive oil in a skillet over high heat.

Add the sausage to the skillet and sauté until browned and caramelized, ensuring it has color.

Add the diced onion and sliced carrots to the skillet with the sausage and stir.

Cook until the sausage is browned and the vegetables start to soften, about 5-7 minutes.

Add the minced garlic to the skillet and stir, being careful not to burn it.

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