Old Fashioned Pasta with Fried Cabbage
This is pure, delicious comfort food your whole family will love.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 medium head of cabbage (about 8 cups; 1 1/2 kg), chopped or shredded
- 4 tablespoons butter lard or bacon grease
- 1-2 tablespoons granulated sugar depending on your taste and/or sweetness of cabbage
- 500 grams pasta of your choice (1 lb)
- salt and pepper to taste
- a splash of water
- pancetta/bacon/sausage optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a large deep skillet over medium-low heat. Add chopped onion, sprinkle with 1 tbsp sugar and saute, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes, or until softened.
- Add cabbage to skillet, stirring well to incorporate with onion, add 1-2 tablespoons of water and saute, stirring occasionally, until softened and start to caramelize (much more flavor) about 15-20 minutes (if cabbage becomes dry and start to burn, add more water).
- Season with salt and pepper, add 1 more tbsp of sugar if needed. Add cooked pasta and stir well until pasta is heated through.
- Serve hot.
- If using bacon or sausage, fry them first, transfer to a plate, reserving fat from frying.
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