I never used to like cabbage, but it grew on me. Now, I can’t get enough of cabbage. I’ll take it in coleslaw, stir-fry and just plain ol’ sautéed. This Sweet and Sour Cabbage recipe is one example of how I love to eat my cabbage. And it has bacon. Everything is better with bacon, in my opinion.
I’d eat a big bowl for lunch or serve it as a side dish with chicken, beef or pork. It’s the kind of recipe that goes great with almost anything.
It’s the perfect blend of sweet and sour flavours. The sweetness comes from the addition of brown sugar, while the sourness is from the vinegar. Together, they are the perfect marriage.
How to Make Sweet and Sour Cabbage
The first step is to cook the bacon until crisp. It only needs four strips so I usually end up making extra so I can eat a few myself. I cannot resist bacon.
Don’t get rid of the bacon grease! You are going to cook the rest of the ingredients in it. It adds a whole other dimension of yummy flavour.
Stir the sugar and flour together with the bacon grease. Add in the onion, water and vinegar. Cook this mixture for a few minutes until it’s thickened while stirring constantly.
Now that the bacon is cool, you can crumble it and add it to the skillet. Add in the cabbage and stir until coated in the sauce. Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes until the cabbage softens up. Serve hot.
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It’s a great weeknight side dish, but it can also be served on special occasions, too. It would be perfect on your Thanksgiving table.
For more yummy cabbage recipes, check out Cabbage Roll Rice, Creamy Cabbage Soup, Cabbage & Peanut Butter Chicken Stir-Fry, Cabbage Roll Soup and Cabbage Roll Casserole.
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Sweet and Sour Cabbage
Ingredients
- 5 cups green cabbage shredded
- 4 slices bacon
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 yellow onion diced
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup white vinegar
Instructions
- Add bacon to a large skillet over medium heat and cook until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add sugar and flour and stir together. Add in onion, water and vinegar. Cook over medium heat until thickened, about 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Crumble bacon and add to skillet. Add in cabbage and stir until coated in sauce. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until cabbage is softened. Serve hot.
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Paige Cassandra Flamm says
This cabbage looks delicious! Looks like an easy weeknight meal to make this week for the kids!
Paige
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Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather says
Very interesting flavor profile! My husband is Chinese, so we love everything “sweet and sour”. This is different than any recipe I have tried for cabbage, going to pin it to try later. Thanks for sharing at Wow Me Wednesday. 🙂
Miz Helen says
We love sweet and sour cabbage, this looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, we sure enjoyed your post!
Miz Helen
Mar wolf says
Was looking for a receipe for sweet and sour cabbage….will try soon…thank you
Kelsey says
Can this be done in the slow cooker? I’ve made this recipe tons of times, but want to see if it’s done in the slow cooker
Stacie Vaughan says
Good question! I’ve never made it in the slow cooker, but I’m thinking you could do that. I would cook it for 4 hours on low.
Kevin MacLellan says
I will be trying the recipe. My question is; Can I use alternative cabbage or cabbage types. I was thinking of adding bokchoy with flat cabbage or anything I may have on hand. I love bokchoy.
Stacie Vaughan says
I’m sure that would be tasty to try!