Braised cabbage with sausage is a delicious traditional dish from Veneto. In dialect, ‘sofegae’ means suffocated, as the cooking involves using a lid that ‘suffocates’ the cabbage during cooking. It’s a humble dish from the Venetian rural tradition, served as a side dish or with the addition of sausage, pancetta, or cotechino, becoming a main course.
In this recipe, I added the Clai Homemade Sausage, one of the flagship products of Clai Salumi, a typical Romagna sausage with a sweet and delicate flavor and a characteristic horseshoe shape. Made with 100% Italian lean pork certified by the Clai Supply Chain, it has a natural casing, and it is gluten and dairy-free. I recommend checking out other recipes with cabbage that you can use for your next lunches or dinners. Clai products can be found in Clai stores, their retailers, and also on Amazon, where you can purchase the country salami
I suggest you also check out all my recipes with Clai products that I have prepared in the past, where you will surely find other delicious ideas to try.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients to prepare Braised Cabbage with Sausage
- 1 Cabbage
- 1 Onions
- Clai Homemade Sausage
- 4 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Broth
Clai Salumi
- Salami Mix
- Bellafesta Salami
- Cured Sausage
Preparation
Let’s start preparing the Braised cabbage with Clai homemade sausage. Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage that might be damaged. Slice it thinly using a sharp knife, also clean the onion and slice it finely.
Pour 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a large pan, add the onion, and sauté for a few minutes. Then add the cabbage, salt, and pepper, and cover with a lid so that the cabbage cooks in its own moisture.
Occasionally lift the lid and stir, and if necessary, add a little broth. Always cook on low heat for 30 minutes; the characteristic feature is that the cooking is slow.
In the meantime, cut the Clai homemade sausage into medium-thick pieces and then into cubes. After half an hour of cooking the cabbage, add the Clai homemade sausage and continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Now the Braised cabbage with Clai homemade sausage is ready to be served hot.
