Fried Cabbage
Fried cabbage done right — with onion and garlic, Cajun style, with sausage, or with kielbasa. Cheap, fast supper for a busy weeknight.
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lunchFried Cabbage with Onion, and Garlic
I could eat cabbage every day, but my family would need has mask! I do cook with a LOT of cabbage!
Honey StaudenmierIngredients
- 1 medium head chopped green cabbage
- 6-8 slices chopped bacon
- 1 medium diced onion
- 2-3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon optional smoked paprika
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Instructions
- 1Cook chopped bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels, leaving drippings in the skillet.
- 2Sauté diced onion in the skillet for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. (Don’t burn your garlic!)
- 3Add chopped cabbage to the skillet and toss to coat with bacon drippings. Cook for 8-10 minutes until softened and caramelized.
- 4Season cabbage with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
- 5Return cooked bacon to the skillet and mix well. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- 6Serve warm, garnishing with black pepper or parsley if desired.
- 7I LOVE cornbread with this meal!
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Open in Pepper →A Head Of Cabbage Goes A Long Way
A cabbage costs a couple of dollars and feeds the whole table. Cut it up, cook it down in bacon grease or butter, and it turns sweet and soft with browned edges — no fuss, no long list of groceries.
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Quick Tips
- 1
Start the bacon first
Cook 4 to 6 slices of chopped bacon over medium heat until crisp, then cook the cabbage in that grease. Crumble the bacon back in at the end.
- 2
Cut the wedges thin
Quarter the head, cut out the core, and slice into 1/2-inch ribbons so everything cooks evenly in about 15 minutes.
- 3
Leave it alone to brown
Spread the cabbage in a hot skillet and don't stir for 3 to 4 minutes. Those browned edges are where the flavor is.
- 4
Salt at the end
Sausage, kielbasa, and Cajun seasoning all bring salt, so taste first and add just a pinch more if it needs it.
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