Easy Bacon Fried Cabbage
Easy to make fried cabbage with bacon recipe. A delicious side dish that's quick to make and perfect with roasted meats, sausages, mashed potatoes and other main dishes.
Equipment
- large frying pan or a saucepan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cabbage medium size
- 1 pack bacon rashes (slices) about 1/2 pound 250 grams pack or whatever you have
- 1 onion small
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons mixed dried herbs oregano, thyme, basil etc
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Remove the outer layers from the cabbage, cut out the hard core and slice thinly.
- Slice the onion and garlic to very thin slices (you can also crush the garlic if you like)
- Cut the bacon to smaller pieces.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet, frying pan or a large saucepan on a medium-high heat.
- Add the bacon pieces fry until done and crispy. Remove from the pan and keep the bacon grease.
- Add the sliced onion and garlic and cook for about 3 minutes, until the onion is slightly see through and opaque in colour.
- Add the cabbage and season with salt, pepper and mixed dried herbs. Mix everything together and fry on low to medium heat for about 20 minutes. Stir the cabbage from the bottom of the pan, so that it doesn't brown too much.
- When the cabbage is cooked through (check if it needs more than 20 minutes) add the bacon and warm through for another 5 minutes or so.
- Serve as a side dish to roasted meats, sausages or even as a quick snack on it's own.
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