Irish Fried Cabbage with Bacon
This fried cabbage with bacon recipe cooks chopped cabbage in bacon drippings until tender and sweet. Crumble cooked bacon over cabbage and season with lots of black pepper for a hearty and delicious side.
bacon
1
(12 ounce) package
bacon drippings
¼
cup
cabbage, cored and finely chopped
1
small head
ground black pepper to taste
 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.
  Add cabbage to hot bacon drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until cabbage wilts, 5 to 7 minutes.
  Crumble bacon over cabbage. Stir and simmer until bacon is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.
