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Traditional Irish Bacon, Cabbage, and Parsley Sauce

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      Irish Bacon & Cabbage

      Darina Allen joins Martha to prepare traditional Irish bacon and cabbage.

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      Darina Allen joins Martha to prepare traditional Irish bacon and cabbage.

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    Irish bacon with cabbage is the original, quintessential St. Patrick's Day dish. This version, which includes a mouthwatering parsley sauce, is from "Forgotten Skills of Cooking" by Darina Allen.
    The Martha Stewart Show, March 2010
    • Yield Serves 12 to 15
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    Ingredients

    • 4 pounds Irish boiling bacon
    • 1 Savoy cabbage, trimmed, quartered, and cored
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • Freshly ground black pepper
    • Parsley Sauce
    • Boiled Yukon gold potatoes, for serving

    Directions

    1. Place bacon in a large pot and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. If bacon is very salty, a white froth will form on surface of water. In this case, discard water and start again. Repeat process until no froth forms on surface of water; drain.
    2. Cover bacon with hot water. Cover pot and simmer until almost cooked through, about 1 hour.
    3. Meanwhile, slice cabbage across the grain into thin shreds; rinse with cold water if necessary. Add the cabbage to pot with bacon and continue cooking 20 minutes more.
    4. Remove bacon from pot; strain cabbage and transfer to a large bowl or serving platter. Add butter and season with pepper; toss to combine. Serve bacon and cabbage with parsley sauce and potatoes.

    Recipe Reviews

    • Intoshd11
      21 Mar, 2011

      Made this for my Supper Club this past weekend and it was very good. Even a guest who doesn't like pork enjoyed it. The sauce was great.

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