Best Irish Braised Cabbage Recipes

FRIED IRISH CABBAGE WITH BACON

Fried Irish Cabbage with Bacon image

Cabbage fried in bacon grease with bacon.

Provided by cmarten

Categories Side Dish Vegetables

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package bacon
¼ cup bacon drippings
1 small head cabbage, cored and finely chopped
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Cook bacon in a deep skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 1/4 cup drippings in skillet.
Cook and stir cabbage in hot bacon drippings over medium heat until cabbage wilts, 5 to 7 minutes.
Crumble bacon over cabbage. Stir and simmer until bacon is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220 calories, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 8.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 467.6 mg, Sugar 3.8 g

IRISH BRAISED CABBAGE

Irish Braised Cabbage image

This comes from a magazine article written by a local chef in March 2001 for St. Patrick's Day. He had spent a month in Ireland years ago learning to cook Irish. All of his recipes are wonderful.

Provided by Bren in LR

Categories European

Time 50m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion
1/2 head white cabbage, cored and sliced
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
1 cup water
1/4 cup heavy cream

Steps:

In a large, heavy pot, melt the unsalted butter and saute the onions, salt and pepper until the onions are clear.
Add the sugar and cabbage and stir 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the water and mustard, cover and simmer on low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Then add the cream and cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80.8, Fat 5.9, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 17.8, Sodium 638.9, Carbohydrate 6.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 4, Protein 1.3