3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Bacon and Cabbage

3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Bacon and Cabbage. Forget about the beef, go with the Irish traditional way. Only 3 things in the pot to make a full and traditional meal and the price is a fracti.

Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 head of large (green cabbage, about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds), cored and cut into large wedges.
1 pound of thick-cut bacon, left as them.
1 cup water

3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Bacon and Cabbage: Instructions

Prepare the cabbage, peeling off any hard or spoilt outer leaves. Prepare the cabbage into 6 to 8 large wedges with the core intact to keep the cabbage wedges in one piece.
Add the water to the large slow cooker and pour it to the bottom (5- to 7-quart capacity is good). This little liquid assists in producing steam, and in not sticking until the cabbage and bacon give forth their natural juices.
Lay the cabbage wedges in the slow cooker, and stack them in one slightly overlapping layer. They may hang a little over the rim at the start of the cooking but they will soften and fall over as they cook.
Put over and in between the cabbage wedges the thick-cut strips of bacon, cutting some of the pieces down the sides and in any possible spaces that leaves the bacon covering the whole of the pot. The cabbage will be cooked in the fat and thus seasoned.
Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on the LOW setting 6 to 7 hours or until the cabbage is incredibly tender and the bacon is completely cooked and tender. The first few hours should be avoided when lifting the lid in order to retain the heat and moisture.
After the cabbage and bacon are cooked, have a little taste of cabbage and bacon. You may, by your pleasure, take a portion of the bacon and drop it into a skillet and fry it off in a short time in medium heat, and put it back in the pot or crumble it over the top.
To serve, take out the cabbage wedges and the bacon in a large spoon or tong to allow some of the broth to fall back in the cooker. Add a small portion of the warm cooking liquid to each of the portions to add more flavor, and serve at once.