Southern Smothered Cabbage Recipes

SOUTHERN SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the smoked turkey into a large pot, and pour in 4 cups of water.
• Bring the water to a boil, and cook until the turkey is tender. At this time, there is very little liquid in the pot, but do not get rid of it (It's flavor baby!!)
• Next turn the heat off, and remove the turkey from the pot.
• Chop the turkey meat into bite sizes, then set to the side.
• Place the pot back on the stove top, and turn the heat to medium high.
• Add in the onions, and garlic then cook until they are translucent.
• Start adding in the cabbage, and stir.
• Cover the pot, and let the cabbage cook down some.
• Toss in the smoked turkey meat, and sprinkle in the creole seasoning and black pepper.
• Stir everything, place the lid on the pot, and let the cabbage cook down for 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid from pot, and stir the cabbage. Place the lid back on pot.
• Cook the cabbage until it's nice and tender.
• Serve and enjoy!

SOUTHERN "NEW YEAR'S" SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot cook bacon, remove and drain, reserving the fat.
• Add onion to bacon fat and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add cabbage and drained bacon and saute for 5-10 minutes.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

SOUTHERN FRIED SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

SMOTHERED CABBAGE AND ONIONS (SOUTHERN STYLE MEATLESS)

Steps:

• Dice onions, and all other ingredients chop into medium size pieces.
• Place in a medium to large size pot and cover 1/4 the way with water. Add all seasonings and cook on medium for about 30 minutes makings sure to stir every 15 miutes. Make sure you cook until tender.