Hot Bacon And Cabbage Slaw Recipes

FRIED CABBAGE AND BACON SLAW

Steps:

• Cook the bacon until crisp, and drain. Reserve the grease, and crumble the bacon.
• Halve or quarter the cabbage and shred it finely.
• In a large skillet or wok, heat 3 tablespoons of the bacon grease and sauté the onion and carrot for a few minutes until softened. Add 2 to 3 more tablespoons of grease, and add the shredded cabbage along with half of the cooked bacon, and stir fry until the cabbage starts to brighten in color, turn glossy, and soften. This will only take a few minutes, but you can customize your slaw by cooking it a little less or more than this.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the slaw hot or warm, topped with the rest of the crumbled bacon.
• Leftover slaw stored in the refrigerator will stiffen due to the bacon grease. Bring the slaw to room temperature or heat it briefly in the microwave or in a frying pan before serving.

HOT BACON - CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp in very large pan; remove from pan, then saute onion in pan fat.
• While bacon and onion is frying, toss cabbage and carrots; set aside.
• Prepare dressing: mix vinegar, sugar, salt and mustard; add to onion in pan, stir until sugar dissolves.
• Add cabbage & carrots back into pan; stir until coated with sauce.
• Return bacon pieces to pan; toss in peanuts, if used.
• NOTE: DOUBLE the sauce ingredients if you like juicier slaws.
• SUGGESTION: Add more bacon and carrots for a Main Dish meal.

RED AND GREEN CABBAGE SLAW WITH BACON

Steps:

• Toss the cabbages together in a large bowl; set aside. Cook bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain; set aside. Pour off all but about 1 tablespoon fat from skillet.
• Add caraway seeds to skillet, if desired; cook over medium heat, shaking skillet often, until seeds begin to pop, about 1 minute. Add oil and garlic; cook, stirring, 10 seconds (do not let garlic brown). Remove from heat; pour in vinegar. Add sugar and salt; stir until dissolved. Pour dressing over cabbage. Season with pepper. Toss thoroughly. Let stand at least 1 hour, or refrigerate, covered, overnight.
• Just before serving, cut apple into 1/4-inch-thick wedges or matchsticks, if desired. Add to dressed cabbage along with bacon, and toss again.

HOT BACON AND CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Cook bacon.
• Drain all but about 4-5 tablespoons of the bacon drippings.
• Add garlic to bacon drippings and sauté lightly.
• Mix eggs, vinegar, and milk.
• Pour mixture over bacon.
• Add chopped onion to mixture.
• Heat through and pour over the grated cabbage (do not boil.).
• Heat through and serve.

WARM BROCCOLI SLAW WITH BACON

Steps:

• Toss together the broccoli slaw, cabbage, kale, parsley and raisins in a large bowl.
• Put the bacon in a large nonstick skillet; set over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until well browned and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat from the skillet and add the olive oil. Add the shallot and cook over medium heat until softened, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the vinegar, mustard and honey and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
• Immediately pour the dressing over the slaw mixture and toss to coat. Add the bacon and toss; season with salt. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour to soften.

HOT SLAW A LA GREYHOUND GRILL

Steps:

• In an 8-quart stockpot, bring 4 quarts water to a boil over high heat. Blanch the cabbage by submerging it in the boiling water just until it turns a dull grayish purple, about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander, shake the colander for a minute or so to remove excess water, and reserve.
• Scatter the bacon in a 12-inch dry skillet over medium-high heat. With a wooden spoon, move the pieces around until the bacon is firm and barely crisp, about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• Pour the vinegar into the skillet. It will hiss and pop at first but will soon subside. Swirl the vinegar around with the spoon, stirring up any browned bits of bacon. Add the celery seeds and red pepper flakes and stir.
• Add the cabbage to the skillet and toss to coat it with the vinegar. Add the salt, pepper, and reserved bacon, and continue to sauté, stirring the cabbage around the pan until all its bright magenta glory has returned, about 4 minutes.
• Place the slaw in a bowl and shake pepper vinegar over it to taste. Pass the cruet at the table for those who wish to fire it up further.

FRIED CABBAGE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon and set aside. Add onion and garlic and cook in bacon grease until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in cabbage, paprika, sugar, salt, and pepper; mix to combine. Cook for about 10 minutes.
• Stir cooked bacon into the skillet with the cabbage mixture. Simmer over low heat until cabbage reaches the desired consistency, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

WARM CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. Dutch oven, combine cabbage, garlic and oil; cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes, tossing lightly. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until cabbage is crisp-tender. , Add onions. Combine cornstarch, water, soy sauce and salt. Pour over cabbage; toss lightly. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until mixture thickens. Place in a serving bowl; top with almonds. Serve warm.

RED AND GREEN CABBAGE SLAW WITH BACON

Steps:

• Toss the cabbages together in a large bowl; set aside. Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain; set aside. Pour off all but about 1 tablespoon fat from the skillet.
• Add the caraway seeds to the skillet, if desired; cook over medium heat, shaking the skillet often, until the seeds begin to pop, about 1 minute. Add the oil and garlic; cook, stirring, 10 seconds (do not let the garlic brown). Remove from heat; pour in the vinegar. Add the sugar and salt; stir until dissolved. Pour the dressing over the cabbage. Season with pepper. Toss thoroughly. Let stand at least 1 hour, or refrigerate, covered, overnight.
• Just before serving, cut the apple into 1/4-inch-thick wedges or matchsticks. Add to the dressed cabbage along with the bacon, and toss again.