Country Fried Cabbage with Bacon
If you don’t eat bacon, or don’t want bacon, you can use a couple tablespoons of butter, ghee or your favorite cooking oil. None of them will match the flavor you will get with bacon though.
You can't get any more easy or delicious than this!
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a large head of cabbage (or a whole head if it is small)
- 4 slices bacon (diced)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- To begin, cook your bacon in a large skillet (that has a lid) until it is golden brown and crispy.
- While it is cooking, slice a half of a head of cabbage, or the whole head if it is small.
- When the bacon is cooked, scoop it out onto a plate lined with paper towels. Set it aside for later.
- Toss the sliced cabbage into the skillet. Add some salt and pepper and stir the cabbage to coat it in the bacon drippings.
- Cover the skillet and cook the cabbage on low heat until the steam has softened the cabbage.
- Low and slow is the key to making this dish. Just like when you cook onions low and slow to caramelize them, cabbage will also caramelize.
- Occasionally turn the cabbage over as it cooks. The less you stir it, the more it will caramelize.
- Cook it until it is soften and golden brown in spots. How caramelized it is, is according to your preference. When it is almost done, remove the lid and cook uncovered to allow the moisture in the pan to evaporate.
- Add the bacon back into the skillet, and enjoy this tasty side dish!
Notes
If you don’t eat bacon, or don’t want bacon, you can use a couple tablespoons of butter, ghee or your favorite cooking oil. None of them will match the flavor you will get with bacon though.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cSodium: 486mgSugar: 1gCholesterol: 11mgCalories: 59kcalPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 4gProtein: 4gCarbohydrates: 1g
Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.
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