Potato Cabbage Stew with Sausage

This stew was basically the result of throwing whatever I had in my refrigerator into a pressure cooker. I had a lot of cabbage and potatoes and one sausage left. I used leftover mushroom broth from a previous recipe for this stew and it came out great. I provided instructions on how to make a broth for this stew. I used Teton Waters Ranch grass-fed Polish sausage from Costco and an organic gold potato from Sprouts.

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To make a quick homemade broth in a pressure cooker:

• Chicken Broth: Add 1.5 cups water and 4 oz chicken bones to a pressure cooker. Cook on high for 30 minutes.
• Vegetable Broth: Add 1.5 cups water and 4 oz browned vegetables to a pressure cooker. Cook on high for 15 minutes.
• Mushroom Broth: Add 1.5 cups water and 1/3 cup dried mushrooms to a pressure cooker. Cook on high for 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 sausage (3 oz / 85g), sliced
• 1 tsp avocado oil
• ¼ yellow onion (about 40g), diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 small carrot (about 50g), diced
• 1 gold potato (150g), diced
• ½ Roma tomato (about 30g), diced
• 1¼ cups broth (chicken, vegetable, or mushroom)
• 1 cup green cabbage (about 75g), chopped
• ¼ tsp smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp dried thyme
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp whole cumin seeds
• 3 whole allspice berries
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ½ tsp dried chives (for garnish)

Instructions:

1. Grind the spices: Using a mortar and pestle, grind the whole cumin seeds and allspice berries into a fine powder.
2. Sauté the sausage: Using sauté mode, heat the avocado oil and brown the sausage slices (~3 minutes per side). Remove and set aside.
3. Cook the aromatics: Add the onion and carrot to the pot. Cook for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
4. Add the vegetables and seasonings: Add the broth, diced potato, diced Roma tomato, cabbage, smoked paprika, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, the freshly ground cumin and allspice blend, and salt.
5. Pressure cook: Set to high pressure for 4 minutes, then perform a quick release.
6. Finish the stew: Stir in the apple cider vinegar and return the sausage to the pot. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
7. Garnish and serve: Remove the bay leaf and serve, garnished with dried chives.