Old Fashioned Cabbage Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large potato, cubed
1/2 head cabbage, chopped
4 cups chicken broth (or water)
1 (6 inch) Polish sausage
2 tablespoons sausage drippings
2 tablespoons flour
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation

Put cabbage in soup pot or a Dutch oven. Add potato cubes.
Fill pot 1/2 way up the cabbage with chicken broth (or water) and cook until tender.
Meanwhile, cook sausage in a fry pan. Drain. Cut sausage in pieces and add to soup.
In same fry pan with the sausage drippings, add flour stirring constantly until brownish color.
Add chicken broth (or water) gradually to make a thick \"gravy\". Add chopped onion and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Combine in soup. Season with salt, pepper and sugar. Let it simmer for a few more minutes stirring constantly.
Taste seasonings and serve warm with fresh bread slices.