I like it in just about everything. Raw in coleslaw or on top of tacos, cooked down with corned beef or fried with bacon—cabbage is a star in my world.
Not to mention the fact that it’s cheap. I bought a head of cabbage for 52 cents at the grocery store the other day. A large head of cabbage can last for days and feed an army, so at 52 cents?! You can’t beat that.
I’ve been trying to save on my grocery bill so I can put that money into savings. We’re trying to save right now to buy a house, so cutting down on the grocery bill was the first thing to enact. I’m using up food in my freezer, pantry and fridge first and making recipes around that. I had a big chunk of bacon left from the week before, so that went in with this fried cabbage recipe.
This is like your typical fried cabbage recipe, but in slaw form. I shredded the cabbage and added some sliced carrots to make it more like a coleslaw. Unlike coleslaw, however, this is best eaten warm. There’s nothing quite like a big bowl of piping hot fried cabbage.I like my fried cabbage spicy, so I tossed in a lot of red pepper flakes. If you’re not a fan of spicy, just leave those out.
Enjoy!
Fried Cabbage Slaw
Tasty fried cabbage with bacon and carrots.
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cabbage, shredded
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 6 strips of bacon, chopped into pieces
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
Directions
- In a large pot, cook bacon on medium-high heat until crispy. Remove from pot to a paper-towel lined plate.
- Add onion and carrot to bacon drippings and saute until tender over medium-high heat, about 5-6 minutes.
- Stir in shredded cabbage, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage cooks down, about 4-6 minutes.
- Stir in bacon and serve.
Step-By-Step Instructions
In a large pot, cook bacon on medium-high heat until crispy. Remove from pot to a paper-towel lined plate. Add onion and carrot to bacon drippings and saute until tender over medium-high heat, about 5-6 minutes. Stir in shredded cabbage, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage cooks down, about 4-6 minutes.
Stir in bacon and serve.
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looks good enough to cook and eat
Nice side dish on a cold day. Used a bag of coleslaw-made it easy peasy.