Name: Southern Fried Smothered Cabbage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces, or more to taste - 4 strips; Cabbage - cored, cut into eighths, and sliced - 1 medium head; Water - 2 cups; Cayenne pepper - ½ teaspoon; Salt to taste - ½ teaspoon; Sugar substitute (such as Equal®) (Optional) - 1 packet

Ingredients for - Southern Fried Smothered Cabbage

1. Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces, or more to taste 4 strips

2. Cabbage - cored, cut into eighths, and sliced 1 medium head

3. Water 2 cups

4. Cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon

5. Salt to taste ½ teaspoon

6. Sugar substitute (such as Equal®) (Optional) 1 packet

How to cook deliciously - Southern Fried Smothered Cabbage

1 . Stage

Heat a large, lidded cast iron pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon and fry until browned but not crispy, about 5 minutes. Quickly add cabbage pieces and water, in that order. Cover the pot with the lid and allow cabbage to steam, about 1 minute. Season with cayenne pepper and salt and boil for 15 minutes.

2 . Stage

Remove lid and reduce heat to a high simmer. Cook until all liquid has evaporated and cabbage is browning in the bottom of the pot and wilted but not soggy, about 10 minutes more. Scrape the bottom of the pot regularly and turn cabbage to prevent sticking.