Great Cabbage – Paleo Skillet Dish

I’ve been making some really good cabbage.  Both in terms of the slang word for money and the Brassica family.  :)

I’ve been selling lots of things on a local Facebook page for online garage sales.  So far I have decluttered my home of videos, unused wii games, baby toys, games, a keyboard, various books, and a few kitchen items and cookbooks and I’ve been saving that cabbage to go towards purchases for the new house.  (Closing Date Coming Soon!)

In other parts of my kitchen, I’ve been making cabbage that is good enough to eat (even by my son who used to turn up his nose at the stuff).  I used to make fried cabbage about once or twice a summer simply because my husband and I loved it.  Secondly, because cabbage is really cheap for a meal (thus saving the other kind of cabbage).  But my kids complained and I hate complaining and just avoided making it at other times – except my cabbage casserole because- well- that’s really good.

Now I found a way to make fried cabbage so I have one less complainer.  I thank Sarah Fragoso for this one as I found the base recipe in her Everyday Paleo Cookbook.  It’s a great cookbook and well worth every piece of cabbage I spent on it.  :)  Here’s my version which is very close to Sarah’s.

recipe title=”Great Fried Cabbage” servings=”5-6″  time=”45 minutes”  difficulty=”easy”]

• 1 package nitrate/nitrite free uncured bacon, preferably organic
• 1 head green cabbage, shredded in food processor or chopped by hand
• 1 medium to large onion, diced
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup homemade chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:   Cut bacon with kitchen shears into pieces about 2 inches long.  Brown bacon with onion s in large skillet.  Remove bacon and onions from pan (NOT the yummy bacon grease!) and set aside.  Add the chopped cabbage to the hot skillet and stir it around the grease for about 4 minutes, allowing the cabbage to wilt slightly.  Add vinegar, chicken broth, mustard, salt and pepper.  Mix Well.  Allow to simmer on medium heat for ten minutes.  Add the bacon and onion mixture. Allow to simmer for another ten minutes.

This dish is great by itself (just use an extra big cabbage) or is also really good served with pork chops and/or sweet potatoes.

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