Fried Cabbage & Bacon. This fried cabbage is delicious and super easy to make with a few ingredients. Place the bacon and vegetable oil into a large pot over medium heat. When I was young, my family grew our own cabbages.
My mom cooks it all the time because it requires minimum preparation and chopping but it yields a very flavorful dish. Try this fried cabbage on for size! Southern Fried Cabbage - Simple, tasty , flavored with garlic and bacon -Ready in less than no time. You can have Fried Cabbage & Bacon using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Fried Cabbage & Bacon
- Prepare 1 Head of Cabbage.
- It's 6-8 Slices of if thick cut bacon.
- You need Half of Stick Butter.
- Prepare of Few Cloves Garlic.
- It's of Onion Powder.
- You need of Garlic Salt.
- Prepare of Black Pepper.
- You need of Chicken Stock.
Fried cabbage is actually a mixture of sautéing, and/or stewing. Fried cabbage and potatoes may be an Irish-inspired dish, but don't wait until St. Patrick's Day to make this simple and filling comfort food. This fried cabbage is delicious and super easy to make with a few ingredients.
Fried Cabbage & Bacon instructions
- Core your cabbage and slice it up. Put in a strainer or colander or whatever and wash it. Let it drain for a bit..
- Start cooking down the bacon with the garlic. You don’t have to incinerate it. You’re just trying to get the fat out of it to pan fry the cabbage..
- When you’ve got the fat rendered out of the bacon, throw the cabbage in and season it well. (I go a little heavier than usual on the salt because it’s going to steam afterwards). Throw the butter on top of the cabbage and cover with lid. When the butter has melted, stir it up and continue to fry until it’s got some colour. Add about a half cup of stock, cover and steam until evaporated and fork tender. If it’s not fork tender, (it can have a little crunch) add more stock and keep steaming..
- When liquid is evaporated and cabbage is tender, heat it with some high heat, mixing with tongs frequently. It’ll give it the last bit of colour to bring it home..
Fried cabbage is easy, and it's one the first sides to go on the table. We "fry" our cabbage in some bacon fat. Not so much fat that it's greasy but just enough that the cabbage picks up the smoky and. Fried cabbage and noodles is simple comfort food at its finest! If you're a fan of plain buttered noodles with salt and pepper, you've got to try adding caramelized onions and sautéed cabbage into the mix.