Braised cabbage with onions and turkey bacon

[Clipper]

I made braised cabbage with turkey bacon tonight. I love cooked cabbage and turkey bacon offers the smokey flavor of regular bacon without the fat. I coarsely chopped a medium sized head of cabbage, put it in a pan with 8 ounces of chicken broth, a thinly sliced, medium sized sweet onion, 4 rashers of turkey bacon, cut into a 1/2 inch dice, a 1/2 tsp of Lawrey's Seasoned Salt, black pepper to taste, and 3/4 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes.

I cover it tightly and braise it until the cabbage is tender and much of the liquid has evaporated. Approximately 30-45 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally while checking to see if the cabbage is tender yet.

[kit]

This is essentially the way I cooked the collards a couple of weeks ago. I added a little chopped garlic for the flavor and it was great. I like the fact that the collards are so very nutritious and the stems stay a little crisp and crunchy. I also tried it with escarole but they're kind of wimpy. I prefer the collards. Just my preference.

If I'm going to do cabbage I usually make cole slaw although not too often as I'm quite susceptible to the RFO chemicals it contains. Best not to eat cabbage and then sit and watch a movie with a lovely young lady. It can be a bit embarrassing after a while, if you know what I mean.

[Clipper]

I like cooked cabbage simply because it is filling, only about 4 grams of carbohydrate and 17 calories in a 1 cup serving. The entire batch of cabbage I cooked yesterday only contained a total of 288 calories and 16 grams of carbohydrates, counting the chicken broth, turkey bacon, and the cabbage. I ate half of it last night for a total of 144 calories.

I try to limit my carb intake to about 100-150 grams a day and my caloric intake to approximatel 2000 calories. Some days a bit more, some days a bit less.

Even when not dieting I have always loved cooked cabbage with a dash of cider vinegar as a side dish. Ham and cabbage, corned beef and cabbage, kielbasa and cabbage, or just plain cabbage. As a kid I remember my mom cooking a smoked picnic ham in water with cabbage. Very tasty, but really high in sodium.

Yes Kit. It CAN leave a person quite socially unacceptable for a period of time and sounding like a bad practice session by the Tijuana brass, but then again, so will brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower. lol

[dicklaurey]

It's worse than that! Consider the devastating effect of human flatulence on our atmosphere! I suggest the death penalty for anyone caught feeding cabbage to cows!