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Fried cabbage and bacon being held above blue plate with chopsticks
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Fried Cabbage and Bacon

Fried Bacon and Cabbage is a quick and easy side dish. Loaded with flavour using simple everyday ingredients, ready in 10 mins!
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Western
Keyword: Fried Cabbage with Bacon
Servings: 6
Calories: 225kcal
Author: Adrianne

Equipment

  • 1 Chopping board for preparing the cabbage and bacon
  • 1 Knife to cut the cabbage and bacon
  • 1 Fry pan or sauté pan or wok, lid optional
  • 1 Kitchen scissors to chop the bacon
  • 1 Bowl to add the chopped bacon to for cutting with scissors
  • 1 Silicon flexible turner or wooden spoon to stir fry the dish

Ingredients

  • 200 grams/8 oz short cut bacon roughly chopped into large pieces
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 8 cups cabbage chopped into long thin strips, Note 1
  • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese
  • cracked pepper to garnish

Instructions

  • Cook the bacon: add roughly chopped bacon to fry pan, turn heat to medium/high and cook for 2-3 mins till browned. Remove from pan. Note 2
  • Cook cabbage: add peanut oil to pan, turn heat to high, add the shredded cabbage and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add bacon: once the cabbage is cooked, add the cooked bacon back to the pan, stir to combine and allow to heat through.
  • Serve and enjoy: choose to serve the dish in the pan or transfer to a serving plate. Liberally cover the dish in grated parmesan cheese and freshly cracked ground black pepper.

Notes

  • Note 1 - Cabbage: this is approximately ¼ a large sized cabbage with core removed. 
  • Note 2 - Cooking the bacon: we don't need to add oil or salt and pepper to cook the bacon. If using a non stick pan it will help but the fat from the bacon will ensure that it will cook quickly and crisp up on its own. When we cook the cabbage, we don't need to clean the pan as we want to use that bacon grease but then we do use peanut oil to help fry and crisp the cabbage edges. 

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 230mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 1mg