Boiled Cabbage with Bacon

Description

Very tender, very flavorful vegetable side. Based on this recipe, seems like Army cooks don’t think much of cabbage.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds cabbage, cored and chopped
  • ½ pound thick-cut bacon, chopped
  • 2 cups water, or more as needed
  • ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring cabbage
  2. bacon
  3. 2 cups water
  4. and vinegar to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until cabbage is very tender
  5. about 3 hours
  6. adding more water as needed.
  7. Whisk remaining 1/4 cup water and flour together in a small bowl and gradually add to cabbage mixture. Continue to simmer until thickened
  8. about 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 3 hrs 5 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 6

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