Creamy cabbage with smokies

This dish reminds me of childhood. My Mom often made dishes using vegetables to make the meat (chicken, pork, etc) go further. Cabbage sauteed with pork and other veg featured quite often on the dinner table. The funny/sweet thing is, H also loves cabbage dishes - stewed, braised, sauerkraut, coleslaw. We both loved this one, paired with homemade spicy fries.

Ingredients:
1 head cabbage (small), sliced into strips
Half an onion, chopped
3 European-style smoked sausages, chopped up any way you like
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp flour
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Nothing could be simpler. In a large saute pan, saute onions in oil until translucent. Throw in the chopped sausages and stir fry about 5 min. Add cabbage and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook at medium-low heat until cabbage is soft, about 20 min. When cabbage is melty, dissolve flour in a quarter cup of water and add to pan. Finally, season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Cabbage. It's not the most glamorous of vegetables, is it? Fennel is romantic. Asparagus is a cherished symbol of spring. Spinach is fresh looking and zucchini is summer incarnate. But cabbage - ah, done right, it's the sweetest thing.