Irish Bacon & Cabbage
Darina Allen joins Martha to prepare traditional Irish bacon and cabbage.
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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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
- 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.
- Cover bacon with hot water. Cover pot and simmer until almost cooked through, about 1 hour.
- 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.
- 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.
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.