HappyCook80's Recipe

Creole Tomato Cabbage

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Creole Tomato Cabbage


2 tablespoons bacon fat or shortening
3/4 cup thinly sliced onion
1/2 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper
1 pint home-canned or 1 15 ounce can tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
s0alt
2 whole cloves
1 clove garlic
1 bay leaf
1 medium head green cabbage, coarsely grated

In a heavy skillet over medium heat, melt bacon fat or shortening. Add onion and bell pepper and saute until onion is golden. Stir tomatoes, brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt into onion mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Insert cloves into garlic and add to tomato mixture along with bay leaf and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook cabbage in 1 inch of boiling, salted water in a large, covered saucepan, until just tender. Drain well and return to saucepan. Discard garlic clove and bay leaf and pour sauce over cabbage, and toss to combine.

Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot.
Yields 4 servings.