Italian Sausage and Cabbage Stew Recipe

EASY, hearty and simple Italian peasant stew with cabbage, parsley and Italian sausage.

1 Brown the sausage: Heat the olive oil on medium-high heat in a large (8-quart), thick-bottomed pot. Add the sausage, breaking it up into pieces as you put it into the pot in a single layer....

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, bulk, or removed from casings
• 1 large yellow onion, half sliced and half minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups white wine
• 1 15-ounce can of white beans (cannellini, Great Northern, or Navy), drained
• 1 quart vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 quart water
• 1 teaspoon salt, more to taste
• 1 large (2-pound) savoy cabbage, quartered, then sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup chopped parsley, loosely packed
• 1/2 cup to a cup of freshly grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese for garnish