Southern Smothered Cabbage

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 stalk celery , chopped
• 0.5 reds bell pepper , chopped
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 head green cabbage - cored , quartered, and cut into 1/2-inch strips
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions

1. 1

   Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a plate lined with paper towels; reserve bacon grease in the skillet. Crumble bacon into a bowl when cool and set aside.

2. 2

   Add onion, celery, and red bell pepper to the bacon grease in the skillet. Cook over medium heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Add cayenne, parsley, mustard, and black pepper and cook 2 minutes. Add cabbage; cover and cook 10 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to high, and cook, stirring often, until cabbage is wilted and tender, about 10 additional minutes.

3. 3

   Add apple cider vinegar and reserved crumbled bacon to the skillet and toss to coat. Serve immediately.