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Southern Fried Cabbage Recipe

This Southern Fried Cabbage is served with bits of ham to help give you a more filling meal.How to cook southern, soul food style, fried cabbage with bacon, onions, and peppers.

Lately I’ve been craving cabbage like crazy. Luckily I have many good cabbage recipes. The last cabbage recipe that I posted was for my southern cabbage with ham hock, which I made in the slow cooker. A lot of my viewers  tried and loved that recipe, so I’m back with another southern cabbage recipe(I have so many southern cabbage recipes hunny!). This time around I’m going to show you how to make southern fried cabbage with bacon!This side is a great southern take on the side salad with the peppers and the bacon in there.

This recipe is quite easy, and you only need a couple ingredients to whip up this southern dish.  I like to serve my southern fried cabbage with cornbread, and roast chicken. However, you can eat this cabbage alone.

This recipe is part of a Virtual Potluck!

Some of the best black food bloggers from around the web have come together for black history month. We’ve created 28 mouth watering recipes for you to try! Please check out my recipe Southern Fried Cabbage, and be sure to check out the other amazing blogs & recipes listed below my recipe. Happy Black History Month!

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Fried Cabbage
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Southern Fried Cabbage Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Here's an easy to follow recipe for a fried salad with peppers and bacon that's sure to liven up any meal. This take on coleslaw and side salad is as fun as it is tasty.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Southern
Servings: 8
Author: I Heart Recipes
Ingredients
  • 3 pound head of cabbage sliced & washed
  • 1/2 pound thick cut bacon cut in small pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
  1. Toss the bacon into a large pot or pan, then place over medium heat.
  2. Cook the bacon until it's browned, and most of the fat is rendered.
  3. Remove the bacon pieces from the pan/pot, then set to the side.
  4. Toss in the cabbage, peppers, and onions.
  5. NOTE: EVERYTHING WILL NOT FIT INTO THE POT AT FIRST. ONCE IT COOKS, IT WILL SHRINK!
  6. Once the cabbage and other ingredients start to get tender( about 10 minutes) sprinkle in the salt, black pepper, garlic & onion powder and red pepper flakes.
  7. Cook for another 5 minutes or so, then toss in the bacon.
  8. Stir the ingredients, then add everything into your serving dish.
  9. Serve and enjoy!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH VIRTUAL POTLUCK

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Foodie In New York | Twice Baked Yams

The Seasoning Bottle | Jamaican Sorrel/Senegalese Bissap

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Savory Spicerack | Po’ Boys with Cajun Tempura Shrimp

Chocolate For Basil | Groundnut Stew (Peanut Stew)

Simply LaKita | Banana Pudding

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Gucci Belly | Swamp Water

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Sweet Savant | Coffee-Rubbed Lamb Ribs

Salty Sweet Life | Southern Greens Shakshuka

Eat.Drink.Frolic. | Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Jehan Can Cook | Mango Turmeric Smoothie

Margarita’s On The Rocks | Lemon Pepper Fish Tacos with Collard Green Slaw

A Soulful Twist | Slow-Cooker Gumbo (Gluten Free)

The Kitchenista Diaries | Coconut Milk Braised Collard Greens

My Life Runs On Food | Orange Chocolate Smoothie

Butter Be Ready | Skillet Cornbread

Domestic Dee | Shrimp Creole

D.M.R. Fine Foods | Curry Chicken Pot Pie

The Inner Gourmet | Lamb Fried Rice

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Comments

  1. This looks great! I made cabbage w/onions, peppers and turkey sausage this past Sunday because I was also craving cabbage 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Oh Rosie, everything looks so delicious! I saved this blog to my favorites because my hubs will love all the fantastic dishes. Thanks for sharing all the Black History Month recipes as well. Ummmm Hmmmm.

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  3. Hi Rosie,
    I just found your site tonight and everything that I have seen looks delicious. I am looking forward
    to trying your recipes very soon, the fried, cabbage looks delicious, I look forward to making that first, I will add just a little red pepper flakes. Thank you for sharing.
    Ann

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  7. Hey Rosie,
    Thank you so much for your blog, I lost my grandmother when I was 10 yrs old, She always made the best Soul food for me when I was little. Now I have a daughter of my own an have been trying to find some of those good soul food recipes that taste like I remembered to share with my little one. Since finding your blog I have tried 4 of your recipes, All was so good … Brought back so many memories for me. Thank you for sharing these awesome heartwarming recipes

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  8. Hi Rosie! Just thought I’d let you know your fried cabbage recipe was the hit of our New Years Day dinner. It was delicious . I didn’t take the bacon out. Once it got close to crisp, I just added everything elsein and cooked it. Thank you so much for sharing these great recipes!

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  9. Hello there, Rosie. I tried this recipe with ham chips left over from Christmas. It was absolutely delicious. It tasted like the smothered cabbage my mother used to make in Arkansas. I also added pepper sauce which made it even better. Now, I’ve got a fantastic cabbage recipe for my files. Thanks

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  10. Hi Rosie: Great cabbage recipe. Liked it very much and i did add onion.
    I’m an old Arkansas boy so i love cabbage raw as well as cooked.
    thanks for the recipe and video.

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  11. OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD! I’m not a veggie eater AT ALL, but this tasted so amazing. It’s one of my favorite dishes now. It went amazing with the baked chicken breast we had. Next time I’ll definitely try it with olive oil and turkey sausage next time. This is definitely going to be on the table next Thanksgiving.

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  12. My mom having medical problems and she cannot speak so I tried to ask certain people to try to cook for myself but they are too busy ever since I found you on YouTube you have taught me how to cook everything and I just want to say thank you

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