Southern Smothered Cabbage

Craving a comforting Southern classic? This smothered cabbage recipe is packed with flavor! Tender cabbage, smoky bacon, and savory spices come together for the perfect side dish or easy weeknight meal. Simple ingredients, big flavor!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 Medium Green Cabbage
• 4 strips Bacon
• 1/2 pound Andouille Sausage
• 1 Medium Yellow Onion
• 4 Garlic Cloves
• 1/4 Cup Trinidadian Green Seasoning (optional)
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 Tsp Kosher Salt
• 1 Tsp Black Pepper
• 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Onion Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Dried Thyme
• 1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 1/4 cup Water
• 2 tbsp Butter
• Butter
• 1/4 cup All-purpose Flour
• 2 1/2 cups Buttermilk
• 1/4 pound Sausage

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Render Bacon and Sausage Fat ---
2. 2Chop the bacon and sausage into smaller pieces as evenly as possible. Set aside 1/4 cup of the sausage and reserve until later.
3. 3Mix seasonings together in a small bowl or ramekin.
4. 4Heat dutch oven pot on medium heat. Add bacon plus the diced sausage.
5. 5Add onions and garlic. Season with about a fourth of the spice mix.
6. 6Add the green seasoning if using and mix in well, stirring occasionally.
7. 7Add cabbage and stir trying to coat all the cabbage pieces in all the flavor from the rendered fat and sauteed vegetables.
8. 8Add a half cup water plus half the remaining spice mix.
9. 9Cover the dutch oven with the lid and cook over medium high heat for 20 minutes.
10. 10Add butter and cook another 20 minutes.
11. 11Remove the lid and allow the cabbage to cook to desired tenderness stirring frequently.
12. 12--- Make The Gravy (optional step) ---
13. 13Using a separate skillet heat to medium heat. Add the butter and melt. Add a 1/4 cup diced onions plus 1/4 cup of diced sausage and a pinch of the seasoning mix. Stir well.
14. 14Add the flour and mix well.
15. 15Mix in the buttermilk and give a good stir. Add more buttermilk if needed to achieve desired consistency.
16. 16--- Bake Cabbage (optional step) ---
17. 17Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
18. 18Add gravy to the cabbage. Mix in well. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes. Serve.