Sauteed Cabbage with Onions (The Best Easy Southern Recipe)
This sautéed cabbage recipe is a simple side dish full of delicious flavor. This southern recipe can be made with or without crispy bacon - if you're not using bacon fat, you can swap the bacon grease for a little bit of olive oil.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil or the grease from 3 slices thick cut smoked bacon
- 1 large Sweet Onion roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 small Green Cabbage roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon Chicken Bouillon (or ½ cup chicken stock - leave out water)
- ½ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- Fresh Cracked Pepper
Instructions
- If using bacon, pan fry it over medium until crispy remove from the pan, leave drippings and set aside. If using olive oil, add it to a large pan with a tight fitting lid over medium heat.
- Add the onion, ½ teaspoon kosher salt and red pepper flakes and cook down until beginning to brown.
- Add chopped cabbage, water, chicken bouillon, brown sugar, another ½ teaspoon kosher salt and stir. Place the lid on and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or so.
- Once the cabbage is tender, wilted and beginning to caramelize, add the apple cider vinegar and fresh cracked pepper.
- Cook the cabbage mixture down for another minute or so then season with more salt and pepper to taste before serving.