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Southern Fried Cabbage for an Irresistible Dinner

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Enjoy this easy southern fried cabbage with onion garlic and bacon fried cabbage creole seasoning. It makes a perfect side for any meal and brings comforting southern style fried cabbage no sugar flavors to your table. A soul food fried cabbage red pepper flakes favorite.

Ingredients

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  • 4 to 6 slices of bacon cooked crisp
  • 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium onion peeled and chopped
  • 1 medium sweet green pepper chopped can use a combination of both red and green
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 small head cabbage chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning optional
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • paprika

Instructions

  1. Cook the bacon in a pan until it is crispy, then remove it and drain on paper towels. Keep the bacon aside.
  2. Remove extra bacon drippings from the pan but leave 2 tablespoons of drippings.
  3. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the bacon drippings over medium heat.
  4. Add the chopped onion, green pepper, minced garlic, chopped cabbage, salt, black pepper, optional Cajun seasoning, and chicken broth to the pan.
  5. Cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes until the cabbage softens to your preference.
  6. Take the pan off the heat, crumble the cooked bacon over the cabbage, and finish with a sprinkle of paprika. Serve hot.

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