Cabbage Soup With Kielbasa - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart beef broth
1 cup beer
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 small head of cabbage, shredded
1 large baking potato
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 large carrot, cut into 1-inch slices
8 ounces kielbasa or 8 ounces smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon caraway seed
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Heat the broth, beer, tomatoes with their juice and bay leaf to a boil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Add the cabbage, potato, onion, carrot, kielbasa, thyme and caraway.
Heat to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Partially cover the pot. Cook till the potato and carrot are tender, about 15 minutes. Add salt, if needed, and pepper.