Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Soup

If you’re looking for a quick Oktoberfest meal, you’ve found it. This tasty soup has all of the staples of a German meal: sausage, cabbage, beer, mustard, potatoes, and heartiness. Nothing soothes the soul better than this warm bowl of soup.

• Hands-On Time: 15 minutes

• Cook Time: 35 minutes

Serves 4

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion, peeled and diced

1 large carrot, peeled and diced

1 stalk celery, diced

1 small Russet potato, peeled and diced small

1 pound smoked sausage, sliced

1 cup lager

3 cups chicken broth

1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard

1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, including juice

1 small head cabbage, cored and thin chopped

1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 Press the Sauté button on the Instant Pot® and heat the olive oil. Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Sauté for 3–5 minutes until onions are translucent. Add potatoes and sausage. Continue to stir-fry for an additional 3 minutes until potatoes start to brown.

2 Add lager to the Instant Pot® and deglaze by scraping the brown bits from the edges of the Instant Pot®. Press the Adjust button to change the temperature to Less and simmer unlidded for 5 minutes. Add broth, mustard, tomatoes, cabbage, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper. Lock lid.

3 Press the Soup button and adjust the time for 20 minutes. When timer beeps, let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Quick-release any additional pressure until float valve drops and then unlock lid.

4 Ladle into bowls and serve warm.