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cabbage, sausage and potato soup - instant pot

(5 RATINGS)
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jeanneben avatar
Odessa, TX
Updated on Jan 23, 2025

This is a very satisfying soup. My son has never cared for cabbage but he loves this soup. He ate 2 bowls of it the first time I made it and now requests it quite often.

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The process of making this cabbage, sausage, and potato soup will have you falling in love with your pressure cooker again or even more. The hardest part of the recipe is waiting for the Instant Pot to come to pressure. Then in 8 minutes, you have a delicious soup. The cabbage and potatoes are cooked perfectly. If you're sensitive to spice, we suggest cutting back on the black pepper and omitting the red pepper because they spice up this soup. The sausage adds a hint of smokiness. This is a great weeknight meal.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 50 Min
cook time 8 Min
method Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste, optional
  • 2 teaspoons garlic salt with parsley or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper or to taste
  • 1 cup water or chicken broth
  • 1 medium head cabbage, roughly cut
  • 1 stick butter or margarine, divided
  • 1 package smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4 - 5 medium potatoes (peeling optional), cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 medium onion, halved and then cut into 1/2” slices
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic

How To Make cabbage, sausage and potato soup - instant pot

Test Kitchen Tips
Once cooked, if there are not enough juices add another cup of chicken broth to make to more of a soup.
  • Mix the cayenne pepper, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl and set aside.
    Step 1
    Always be sure the pot is placed into the base before adding any ingredients. Mix the cayenne pepper, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Add the water and cabbage to the bottom of your pressure cooker pot.
    Step 2
    Add the water and cabbage to the bottom of your pressure cooker pot.
  • Cut 4 Tbsp of the butter and place it on top of the cabbage. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon spice mixture.
    Step 3
    Cut 4 Tbsp of the butter and place it on top of the cabbage. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon spice mixture.
  • Add the smoked sausage.
    Step 4
    Add the smoked sausage.
  • Add the potatoes.
    Step 5
    Add the potatoes.
  • Then add the onion and minced garlic.
    Step 6
    Then add the onion and minced garlic.
  • Sprinkle with the remaining spice mixture and butter.
    Step 7
    Sprinkle with the remaining spice mixture. Place the remaining 4 Tbsp of butter on top.
  • Close and lock the lid and set the vent to ‘sealing’. Press the Manual/Pressure Cook button and set the timer for 8 minutes.
    Step 8
    Close and lock the lid and set the vent to ‘sealing’. Press the Manual/Pressure Cook button and set the timer for 8 minutes.
  • When finished, do a quick release.
    Step 9
    When it is finished, do a quick release.
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