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Southern Smothered Cabbage

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A recipe for Southern Smothered Cabbage
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3-4 Tablespoons Olive Oil (Liberally added)
  • 1 Large Head of Cabbage
  • 1/3 Cups Green onions Chopped
  • 1/3 Tablespoons Onion Powder To taste (approximate)
  • 2 Tablespoons Seasoned Salt To taste (approximate)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 Green Pepper

Instructions

  • Slice Cabbage by first cutting it in half then slicing 1-2 inches.
  • Wash and clean the cabbage. Splitting it into 2 piles.
  • Clean the green pepper. Slice green pepper the long way. These should be in strips (similar to the peppers in a fajita)
  • Clean the green onion. Then chop green onion.
  • Add olive oil liberally to heavy bottom pot with a top.
  • Turn the heat on medium heat.
  • Add the green onion and green pepper to the olive oil. Begin to sauté but do not allow it to burn.
  • Add 1 pile of the cabbage and liberally add the seasoned salt, onion powder and cracked pepper.
  • Stir from the bottom to the top being sure to incorporate the green onions and green peppers. Stir for approximately 5 min and allow the cabbage to cook down and get soft.
  • Add other pile of cabbage and season with seasoned salt, onion powder and black pepper. Stir the contents together. Turn the heat down to medium low and then cover.
  • After about 10 min stir the cabbage. And cover again.
  • If you want your cabbage crunchy and NOT mushy- turn the heat of the oven off and cover the pot.
    Serve hot immediately.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Soul Food
Keyword: cabbage, smothered cabbage
Servings: 4 People