Beer Braised Cabbage

Filed under Cajun Vegetables

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb Bacon, chopped
  • 2 cup Onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper, freshly ground, or more to taste
  • 1 1/2 lb Cabbage, 1/2 head green or white, shredded
  • 1/4 cup Creole mustard
  • 1 tsp Cane syrup, Steen's pure cane syrup
  • 12 oz Beer, dark, full-flavored (recommended: Abita Turbo Dog)
  • 1/4 cup Heavy cream

Directions

  1. Render the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Add the onions, salt and pepper and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic for 30 seconds.
  2. Add the cabbage, mustard and cane syrup and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Add the beer, cover and cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Stir in the cream and cook, covered, 10 minutes. Serve warm.