How to Fry Cabbage Southern Style

How to Fry Cabbage Southern Style

Learn how to fry cabbage that's tender, flavorful and perfect alongside your favorite southern menu.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 6

Cook Time 20

Total Time 26

Servings people

Calories 200kcal

Author Rachel Ballard

Ingredients

1 head green cabbage
6 slices bacon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Optional Ingredients, See Note 1

1/2 small white onion chopped
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

Remove the outer leaves from the cabbage, slice in half and remove the core.
Cut the cabbage in to 1" thick wedges, then cut the wedges in to 1" pieces. This is a rough estimate. Just do your best. Set aside.
In a large (12") heavy bottomed skillet add the bacon and cook on medium heat to allow the bacon to release its fat and get the bacon crispy--about 7 minutes or so. If you don't want to use bacon, refined coconut oil, butter or avocado oil would also work.
Remove the bacon and leave about 3 tablespoons of fat in the skillet. Increase the heat to medium high and add the cabbage, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Stir frequently (but not constantly) just until the cabbage starts to get a little brown on the edges (about 4 minutes), add a splash of water (about 3 tablespoons) then cover with a lid and reduce heat to medium.
Cook 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the cabbage is tender. If you'd like it more firm cook it less. If you want it softer, cook it a couple of minutes longer.
Crumble or chop the bacon and add it back to the cabbage. Serve warm.

Notes

Depending in where you were raised, you may be used to eating onions or a bit of sugar in your fried cabbage. To use the onions, add them at the beginning with the cabbage and cook together as usual.

To add sugar, sprinkle it on just before covering with the lid to steam.

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