Old Fashion Southern Fried Cabbage - Dairy & Gluten Free

Southern food is the food of my youth - the food I grew up gathering around the table to share with my family daily.  Now that I live in the wilds of Wyoming when I get homesick I crave Southern classics such as this fried cabbage only now made dairy & gluten free now.  This recipe is in fact the way to introduce cabbage to even the pickiest of eaters.  My vegetable avoiding, cabbage hating husband even likes cabbage cooked this way.

This recipe calls for bacon grease which is part of what makes it a truly Southern dish in my opinion.  When I cook bacon for breakfast or BLTs I always do it in my oven on a cookie sheet and then save the bacon grease in a container which I keep in the refrigerator.  While using bacon grease might not be the healthiest of choices it is the most flavorful :)

Old Fashion Southern Fried Cabbage

2 tbs bacon grease

1 medium red onion, roughly chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 medium head cabbage, roughly chopped

2 tbs dairy free buttery spread

1/2 cup water

salt & pepper

In a large skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat the bacon grease over medium to medium high heat.

Add the onions and saute until just starting to brown.

Add the garlic, cabbage, buttery spread, water, salt & pepper.

Allow the buttery spread to melt and stir well.

Cover and reduce heat to medium.

Cook, stirring occasionally until the cabbage is tender, about 20 minutes.

Remove the lid and continue to cook, stirring frequently until the cabbage is well browned.

Delicious Glazed Corned Beef

I love corned beef and cabbage with potatoes and carrots and everything else. You know the kind we all have enjoyed. However, if you want to take your corned beef to the next level then you have got to try this glaze out!!

First cook your standard boiled corned beef and cabbage adding potatoes, onions, carrots, jalapenos and whatever else you like. When the corned beef is cooked take it out and allow it to cool enough to be able to handle it easily - at least 15 minutes.

In a medium bowl mix equal parts brown sugar and yellow mustard.

Slice the corned beef into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices.

Lay the slices in single layer on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil for easy clean up.

Slather the brown sugar and mustard glaze over all the slices of the corned beef.

Place under the broiler for a few minutes until the glaze begins to bubble and brown some.

Serve with the cabbage and other vegetables that you boiled the corned beef with.

Breaking Out the Grill

Here are a few awesome side dishes that we love on the grill!
Goes great on the grill with my Char Siu Chicken recipe from back in January too!

Super Simple Super Sweet Grilled Corn
You don't really taste the dill in this instead it just brings out the natural sweetness of the corn!

Ingredients:
4 ears of corn, cleaned
4 tsp dairy free buttery spread
1 tsp dill, dried
seasoning salt & pepper
4 large pieces of foil

Directions:
Lay out the foil.
Add one ear of corn to the middle of each piece of foil.
Top each ear of corn with 1 tsp of dairy free buttery spread.
Sprinkle dried dill, seasoning salt and pepper on top of each.
Wrap up each ear of corn in the foil getting a tight seal so that the goodness doesn't leak out!
Grill turning about every 5 minutes for about 20 minutes.


Melt in Your Mouth Grilled Cabbage
Feel free to leave out any of the extras you don't like or to add in anything else that you think you might like instead. This is a great dish to let everyone make their own how they like it - Think baked potato bar but instead you do it before it is cooked.

Ingredients:
1 small head of cabbage, cut into quarters
1 small onion, cut into slices
12 medium button mushrooms, quartered
16 grape tomatoes
4 slices of turkey bacon, cut into quarters
4 tsp dairy free buttery spread
2 tsp chopped garlic
seasoning salt & pepper
4 large pieces of foil

Directions:
Lay out the foil.
Add one quarter of the cabbage to the middle of each piece of foil.
Top each piece of cabbage with some slices of onion, 3 button mushrooms, 4 grape tomatoes, 1 piece of turkey bacon, 1 tsp of dairy free buttery spread, 1/2 tsp chopped garlic, and seasoning salt & pepper.
Wrap up each packet in the foil getting a tight seal so that the goodness doesn't leak out!
Grill turning about every 5 minutes for about 30 minutes.