smothered cabbage

chicago, IL
Updated on Sep 15, 2013

This cabbage dish is a meal in itself I usually just throw together some hot water cornbread and dig in!!

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 medium cabbage heads, cleaned and cut up
  • 2 small onion,diced
  • 1 large ham steak,cooked and cubed
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 4 slices bacon, thick cut
  • 1 pint chicken stock, light
  • - salt and pepper as needed and a dash of sugar

How To Make smothered cabbage

  • Step 1
    Gather ingredients. Clean and cut up cabbage to the chew that you desire, set aside. heat Dutch oven and fry up cubed ham steak in small amount of oil or brown your ham steak and cut up after browning. Remove from dutch oven and drain on paper towels
  • Step 2
    Put bacon in the pot and brown until crisp. remove and drain. add onions, garlic ,celery seed. When onions and garlic are softened add cabbage and simmer until tender about 40 minutes. Cut off pot add cubed ham steak and bacon put the lid back on and let sit covered for another 20 minutes. Add chicken stock only if there is a significant reduction in liquid and there should not be. We know cabbage gives up a lot of liquid. This is just in case. I use chicken stock instead of water so the cabbage does not lose it's flavor.

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Keyword: #Onion
Keyword: #cabbage
Keyword: #seed
Keyword: #hamsteak
Keyword: #ce ery
Ingredient: Vegetable
Culture: Southern
Method: Stove Top

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