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This German Cabbage with Bacon recipe is a tangy, delicious side dish to serve your family, especially good with a pork or corned beef dinner. Filled with cabbage, onion, bell peppers, and bacon, it’s perfect for your next Oktoberfest celebration!
Our family loves cabbage dishes, so its always fun to find new ways to incorporate cabbage into recipes. The sweet and sour sauce is very similar to a stir-fry that I make Kielbasa Potato Skillet Dinner, but I like being able to use this as a side dish. It nicely compliments Grilled Pork Loin Chops, Pork Schnitzel, or even Bratwurst.
Instructions for Making This Recipe
To begin, gather your ingredients so that you have everything nearby on the counter or table.
Prepare the Ingredients
Using a sharp knife and cutting board, shred the cabbage. Chop the onion and green and red bell peppers.
I like to use both red and green bell peppers for this recipe to give it additional pops of color, but feel free to use all red, green, or both. Your choice!
In a small bowl, combine the apple cider vinegar, granulated sugar, and water, stirring well until sugar is dissolved.
Make the Cabbage Dish
In a large skillet, cook the bacon until it is nicely brown and crisp. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Crumble into small pieces. Set aside.
In the remaining fat drippings, sauté the prepared sweet onion, and bell peppers for 2-3 minutes.
Add in the shredded cabbage. Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the cabbage and stir to combine. Season with the celery seed, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
Cover and simmer until the cabbage is tender for about 20-25 minutes, stirring often.
Before serving, sprinkle crumbled bacon over top.
Place in a pretty bowl and serve warm. This recipe will serve 4 people.
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German Cabbage with Bacon
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Ingredients
- 4 slices thick bacon
- 1/2 medium cabbage (shredded)
- 1 cup sweet onion
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- To begin, gather your ingredients so that you have everything nearby on the counter or table.
Prepare the Ingredients
- Using a sharp knife and cutting board, shred the cabbage. Chop the sweet onion and green and red bell peppers.
- In a small bowl, combine the apple cider vinegar, granulated sugar, and water, stirring well until sugar is dissolved.
Cook the Cabbage Dish
- In a large skillet, cook the bacon until it is nicely brown and crisp. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Crumble into small pieces. Set aside.
- In the remaining fat drippings, saute the prepared sweet onion and bell peppers for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the shredded cabbage.
- Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the cabbage and stir to combine. Season with the celery seed, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cover and simmer until the cabbage is tender for about 20-25 minutes, stirring often.
- Before serving, sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top.
- Place in a pretty bowl and serve warm. This recipe will serve 4 people.
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Yum! Looks and sounds delicious 🙂 I'll be saving this recipe. We love cabbage!
Thanks for stopping by, Anne. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
This looks like a family favorite my grandmother used to make. Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome! Enjoy!
I love cabbage and bacon together. It’s a great winter side dish! Love that you’ve added peppers and that sweet and sour sauce must add lots of flavour! On my to-try list!
I hope you’ll enjoy the German cabbage recipe. It’s a nice side dish.
German cabbage with bacon is a wonderful combination and will be a perfect balance of greens and protein. Will try this at home.
The combination tastes great together. Hope you will enjoy it!
My grandma use to make this and I haven’t had it for years. Glad you posted this recipe for me to make.
It’s a good old-fashioned recipe. Hope you enjoy it, Jere!
I usually make cabbage stir-fries but never tried with bacon. This sounds great and sprinkling the bacon at the end really adds the flavor.
Thanks for stopping by, Lathiya. Bacon makes this dish truly wonderful.