Southern Cooked Cabbage

Cabbage cooked the Southern way by sauteing in bacon grease then slowly cooking until tender - sometimes called Fried Cabbage.

Some people crave stuff like chocolate or potato chips. I crave stuff like cabbage or coconut pie.

I can prove this by telling you that when Husband went to the kitchen for a snack last night he came back with a bag of ketchup chips (it’s a Canadian thing… I dunno) and some thin mint cookies. When I went to the kitchen for a snack I came back with the leftover cabbage from supper.

Then he told me I was gross and I told him I was the one with a healthy colon.

I posted an unofficial survey on the facebook page asking what people called this dish. We just always called it “cooked cabbage.” If someone told me they were serving cabbage, this is what it meant to me.

Most folks responded saying they called this either cooked cabbage or fried cabbage.

This “frying” method is really just sautéing it in a little fat then covering with a lid so the water that’s released from the cabbage can steam it. This is also exactly how I cook collard greens (and mustard or turnip greens).

Try Southern Cooked Cabbage with one of these awesome main dishes:

• Crock Pot Pulled Pork –  Perfectly seasoned, tender, juicy pulled pork cooked low and slow in a slow cooker. 
• Sticky Chicken – Marinated slow-roasted chicken pieces braised in a slightly sweet, tangy sauce.
• Fall-Off-The-Bone Baby Back Ribs – Easy, oven-baked ribs cooked low and slow on a bed of onions. 
• Perfect Pork Tenderloin – A no-fail recipe for perfectly cooked marinated pork tenderloin with a simple glaze. 
• Barbequed Steaks – Thinly sliced grilled steaks marinated then basted in a homemade barbeque sauce. 

Southern Cooked Cabbage

Yield: 6-8 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

prep time: 5 Mcook time: 40 Mtotal time: 45 M

Cabbage cooked the Southern way by sauteing in bacon grease then slowly cooking until tender.

ingredients:

• 1 head of cabbage
• 3-4 tablespoons bacon grease
• Salt & pepper
• 1/4 cup chicken broth or water (possibly)

instructions:

How to cook Southern Cooked Cabbage

1. Cut the head of cabbage into quarters and remove the core from each section. Chop cabbage into 1” pieces then set aside.
2. Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage then toss to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sauté cabbage for about 10 minutes.
3. At this point your cabbage should start releasing some of its water. If it doesn't, and your pan is mostly dry, add chicken broth or water then stir.
4. Cover skillet, reduce heat to medium-low then continue cooking cabbage, stirring occasionally, for approximately 30 minutes or to your preferred tenderness.

NOTES:

Substitute vegetable oil for bacon grease if necessary then ask the Lord for forgiveness for throwing away your bacon grease.
Sometimes my cabbage puts out a lot of water, sometimes it doesn’t. See Instructions for determining whether to add chicken broth or water.

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