Braised Cabbage With Bacon

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1

Servings: people

Imagine loads of perfectly crisp bacon. Lots of garlic and onions were cooked to perfection, and slivers of cabbage were enjoying the medley with all the flavors, wilting and taking it all.

Ingredients

1 green cabbage, large, cored and sliced into ½-inch thick
½ pound bacon, cut into ½- inch thick
1 large onion, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
salt and pepper

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Instructions

Heat the bacon in a large sauce over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy, 7 to 8 minutes.
Add garlic and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, around 5 to 7 minutes.
Add cabbage, salt, and pepper and cook until slightly wilted, 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook covered for about 35 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally until the cabbage is tender. Add a couple of tablespoons of water if it becomes dry.
Adjust taste and season with salt and pepper if need be.

Notes

Pro Tips

- Slicing thinly a large cabbage can be a task. If you quarter it and create wedges of cabbage, it will be more straightforward to core it and cut it thinly, too, as your hand can get a good hold of the wedge.

- If your cabbage is becoming dry toward the end of cooking, add a small amount of water to assist with the cooking and keep it moist.

Nutrition

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.