Braised Cabbage

Monday, March 11, 2013

Cabbage is one of the foods that made a regular appearance in our CSA boxes. And while I’m a big fan of homeamde coleslaw, Hubby is not. So we had to find another way to prepare our weekly head of cabbage.

This recipe came from just trial and error, playing around until we found something that we liked. And it’s no wonder we liked it, it’s cabbage braised in bacon drippings. This recipes makes quite a bit of braised cabbage, but it reheats nicely, so we just eat the leftovers until they are gone.

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Braised Cabbage

You can use any kind of cabbage you have on hand

Yield: Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

4 slices bacon
1 head cabbage, chopped
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large dutch oven, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove bacon and set aside.

Add cabbage to pan, toss to coat with bacon dripping. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes until cooked through, but still slightly crispy.

Meanwhile, crumble the bacon.

Add bacon and vinegar to the pan and stir to combine.

Season with salt and pepper.

Side Dish

5 comments »

10 Responses to “Panzanella – Barefoot Bloggers”

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Prudy — August 14, 2008 at 1:13 pm

Beautiful photos. We loved it too.
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Joelen — August 14, 2008 at 1:33 pm

This is such a great dish and so colorful too!
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Veronica — August 14, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Looks beautiful! I agree it comes together pretty fast.
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Cat's — August 14, 2008 at 4:21 pm

Glad you loved it!
~The Cat’s Pajamas
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Kirsten — August 14, 2008 at 4:25 pm

Your salad looks great! Glad to see a fellow Boston girl (well, we left the city 2 years ago but still work here) on the Bloggers!
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Melissa — August 14, 2008 at 5:19 pm

Looks great!
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Courtney — August 14, 2008 at 6:12 pm

Wow your salad looks so good. I think I am going to try making this again after a trip to the market this weekend.
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webbie — August 14, 2008 at 6:17 pm

Great picture! I’ve been thinking that this would be great for Shakespear in the Park. Cool and refreshing!
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Cate — August 15, 2008 at 2:16 am

I love Panzanella, but haven’t had Ina’s version yet (Tyler’s is delish!) – perfect recipe for summertime.
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giz — August 17, 2008 at 7:29 pm

Good tip on the croutons – this one looks like a total winner.