Name: Easy Steamed Bacon Cabbage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 strips bacon (chopped); 1 yellow onion (thinly sliced); 1/2 green cabbage (thinly sliced); 1/4 cup white wine ( or chicken stock); salt and pepper (to taste)

Easy steamed bacon cabbage is a side dish that can be cooked in a saucepan, over a portable gas stove, or over a campfire. It is a tasty side that goes well with a range of main dishes. Bacon adds a slightly smoky flavor to the delicate cabbage.

With only a few simple ingredients, including bacon, onions, and cabbage, this dish is quick to prepare. It is steamed in white wine for about twenty minutes. The end result is tender and flavorful.

Serve the dish as written, or make it fancy by adding a splash of vinegar or red pepper flakes. It’s great served next to a grilled steak or piled on top of hotdogs.

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Bacon and cabbage are cooked together in a cast iron skillet.

This Bacon Cabbage recipe is an easy side dish perfect for the campfire or stovetop. Serve it alongside steak or pork, or on top of hotdogs.

Close up of the bacon and cabbage in the saucepan.

The small amount of liquids and moisture from the cabbage is enough to cook it if it has a tightly sealed lid.

Bacon cabbage in a camp saucepan on a portable gas stove being stirred.

Easy steamed bacon cabbage is a great side dish while camping that can be cooked in a saucepan over a portable gas stove or campfire.

Easy Steamed Bacon Cabbage Recipe

Tom Brewer

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Easy Steamed Bacon Cabbage is a side dish that can be cooked in a saucepan over a portable gas stove or campfire. It is a tasty side to a range of main dishes.

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Preparation 15

Cook 20

Ready in 35

Servings Servings

CourseSide Dish

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultyBeginner

MethodSteam

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Ingredients

2 strips bacon chopped
1 yellow onion thinly sliced
1/2 green cabbage thinly sliced
1/4 cup white wine or chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

saucepan with tight fitting lid

Directions

Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until the fat begins to render about 7 minutes. Stir in the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the cabbage and white wine, then stir. Put on the lid and steam until the cabbage is tender, about 20 minutes.
Before serving, stir to incorporate the bacon and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 337mgPotassium: 488mgFiber: 7gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 224IUVitamin C: 87mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 1mg