Bacon and Cabbage Home Fries
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 baking potatoes, halved crosswise (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 1⁄2 lb thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1⁄2 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 1⁄4 lbs savoy cabbage, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
directions
- In large saucepan, add the potatoes and enough salted water to cover.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Drain and cool.
- Quarter each piece lengthwise, then slice crosswise.
- Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Reserve the rendered bacon fat, leaving 1 T in the skillet.
- Add the onion to the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and 1/2 cup water and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.
- Wipe out the skillet.
- Return the reserved bacon fat to the skillet; add the olive oil and heat over medium heat.
- Add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp and golden-brown, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in the cabbage mixture and cook until heated through.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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