Fried Irish Cabbage with Bacon Recipe

Fried Irish Cabbage with Bacon Recipe

  • 1 (12 ounce) package bacon
  • 1/4 cup bacon drippings
  • 1 small head cabbage, cored and finely chopped
  • ground black pepper to taste
  1. 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.
  2. Cook and stir cabbage in hot bacon drippings over medium heat until cabbage wilts, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Crumble bacon over cabbage. Stir and simmer until bacon is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.