Fried Cabbage with Bacon and Onions

Ingredients

½ # bacon lardons cut into small strips
1 medium yellow onion julienne
2-3 cloves garlic minced
1 head green cabbage shredded
½ cup Messina Hof Dry Riesling
1 - quart Chicken or vegetable stock
Salt and pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper - pinch optional

Instructions

Render the bacon to get the fat out over medium heat stirring so as not to burn
Add the onions and sweat until translucent
Add the garlic and cook several more minutes
Next add your cabbage and cover. Allow the cabbage to sweat covered on low heat 10-12 minutes, stirring so it doesn’t burn
Add wine and stir to coat mixture
Next add the stock and seasoning. Reduce by half.

Notes

If you are vegetarian exclude the bacon and use vegetable broth. If you want a smokey note add a little liquid smoke. (This can be found in any supermarket)

There is nothing better then to sit down to a bowl of fried cabbage on a (cold) Texas night, alongside your favorite entrée and maybe some blackeye peas and cornbread. I like it even better the next day reheated as a snack.

The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce.