FRENCH CABBAGE SOUP FROM DOOR COUNTY, WI RECIPE - (4/5)

French Cabbage Soup from Door County, WI Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by Lulubelle

Number Of Ingredients 12

6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup flour
1 cup onion, diced
1 cup carrot, diced
2 tablespoons butter
2 quarts chicken broth - homemade
1/4 lb Polish sausage, diced
1 cup potato, raw,peeled and diced
1 head chopped cabbage ( about 1 lb)
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper
You can adjust this recipe a bit by adding two teaspoons of herbes de Provence, a pkt of dried onion soup mix and another tsp of thyme

Steps:

Make a white roux with 6 tbsp butter and 1/2 cup flour by melting the butter in a medium skillet, stirring in the flour and simmering 3- 5 minutes while stirring constantly. Avoid browning. Set aside. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a stock pot, or Dutch oven. Add diced onions and carrots. Saute until tender. Add chicken broth, diced polish sausage, diced potatoes and chopped cabbage to the pot. Stir and simmer for 20 minutes. Add white roux, thyme, salt and pepper to the pot. Stir until smooth. Simmer for 20 minutes.