How to make Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup, Cabbage Soup with Polish Sausage recipe

Ingredients

• 4-6 cups water
• 1 cup beer
• 3 1/2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cube of chicken or beef bouillon [1]
• 1 small cabbage, diced or shredded
• 8 oz. kielbasa, peeled and diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 celery, diced
• 2/3 cup uncooked macaroni
• 1/4 tsp. onion powder
• 1/8 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 tsp. bacon fat or butter
• salt to taste
• parmesan cheese (optional)