Southern Fried Cabbage
Cabbage is cooked in bacon drippings in this Fried Cabbage recipe for a quick, easy, and super tasty side dish. Only 5 ingredients needed!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 135kcal
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 small head green cabbage cored and chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar optional
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a non-stick pan over medium heat until crisp, 4-5 minutes. Remove the bacon from pan, but save the drippings.
- Add the onions to the pan of drippings and cook for 3-4 minutes or until they are translucent. Add the cabbage, brown sugar, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is wilted. You may need to add a bit of water to help the cabbage along.
- Add the chopped bacon back into the pan and mix it together with the cabbage.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 6g | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg