Cabbage With Pecans And Bacon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 medium cabbage, sliced into rough wedges
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 boil the cabbage for about 10 minutes until soft but still crisp and green. drain and keep warm. ( i usually use a large slotted spoon or strainer and just go from the pot to my skillet when i am ready for the cabbage).
• 2 in a large texas skillet; cook the bacon until crisp then remove to a paper towel to drain. remove most of the bacon grease from the skillet, leaving just enough to saute the garlic.
• 3 saute the garlic for about 1 minute then remove it to the paper towel with the bacon. when cool enough to handle, crumble the bacon into little pieces.
• 4 add the butter to the hot skillet and allow it to melt then add the cabbage and seasonings. stir a bit then add back the bacon and garlic plus the pecans.
• 5 heat everything thru then serve.