cabbage & smoked beef brats chowder!

How To Make cabbage & smoked beef brats chowder!

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  Lets get all ingredients together
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  I used a cast iron Dutch oven...
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  With the stove on medium-high, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in Dutch oven
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  Meanwhile, slice up the Beef Brats, about 1/2-in. slices
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  Put in pot...
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  Brown sausages, about 10 minutes or until light brown...
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  Remove sausages with a slotted spoon, saving dripping in pot. Add remaining butter to pot.
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  Meanwhile, sliced carrots...
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  sliced celery, (the top of celery is good too)...
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  chopped yellow onion. Put carrots, celery and onion in a small bowl...
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  Turn stove to medium and put carrots, celery and onion into pot...
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  Now we will put the seasoning in!
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  Add red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; stir and cook for 10 minutes or until onion is just about tender...
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  Meanwhile, cut up potatoes by quartered them...
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  then cut potatoes into 1-in cubes
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  Add vegetables broth to pot (the whole box)...
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  The dried bay leaves...
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  The package of Italian dressing mix (I used zesty)
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  Add potatoes to pot...
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  Drained mushrooms. Stir into pot....
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  and covered. Cook and stir on occasionally for 10 to 15 minutes until potatoes are fork tender...
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  Meanwhile, chopped cabbage.
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  Place chopped green cabbage in the pot on top of potato mixture. DO NOT STIR...
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  Put cover back on Dutch over, and let cook 15-20 minutes...
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  After the cabbage cooks down about 1/2 way, put the reserved sausages back in, turn stove to low and stir and cook about 10-15 minutes until cabbage is tender and the sausages are heated through.
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  Take bay leaves out and discard. Turn stove back to medium-high.
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  Take flour and milk and whisk together until smooth...
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  Pour flour mixture into pot, cook and stir, uncovered, for about 8-10 minutes or until thickened.
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  Turn stove to warm and taste for seasoning adding what you need. Cover until cornbread is ready.
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  Making cornbread!
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  Once the cornbread is done and cut...
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  get a bowl of cabbage and sausage chowder and a piece of cornbread and PIG OUT!!! ENJOY!!!
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