Smoked Sausage Links & Apples

This German-inspired recipe for Smoked Sausage & Apples is easy to get and easy to make, especially during the wintertime when grocery sales for sausage and apples are aplenty. Also, try adding a small amount of honey mustard to the top of each serving for extra flavor.

Ingredients:

• 3 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, 2 grated and 1 quartered
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 6 C shredded green cabbage
• 1/2 C thinly sliced onion
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 lb. smoked sausage, cooked and pierced with a fork
• 2 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley

Directions:

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter and allow to melt completely. Place the 2 grated apples into the melted butter. Add the cabbage and onion. Reduce the temperature to medium. Cook the mixture for 4 minutes. Carefully pour in the water and vinegar, stirring to combine. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper. Place the sausages on top of the mixture. Reduce the temperature to low. Cover the skillet with a tight lid. Allow mixture to cook for 15 minutes. Cabbage should be just starting to tender and the sausages heated through. Place the quartered apple on top of the mixture.  Sprinkle the parsley over the top. Recover and cook an additional 3 minutes. Serve immediately. Serves 4.