Description
I created this recipe because raising a family isn’t cheap and cabbage is. To make this a one-dish meal, substitute the bacon with a pound of coined Polish sausage or kielbasa.
Ingredients
- 4 strips bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces, or more to taste
- 1 medium head cabbage – cored, cut into eighths, and sliced
- 2 cups water
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 packet sugar substitute (such as Equal®) (Optional)
Instructions
- Heat a large
- lidded cast iron pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon and fry until browned but not crispy
- about 5 minutes. Quickly add cabbage pieces and water
- in that order. Cover the pot with the lid and allow cabbage to steam
- about 1 minute. Season with cayenne pepper and salt and boil for 15 minutes.
- Remove lid and reduce heat to a high simmer. Cook until all liquid has evaporated and cabbage is browning in the bottom of the pot and wilted but not soggy
- about 10 minutes more. Scrape the bottom of the pot regularly and turn cabbage to prevent sticking.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 2