French Cabbage Salad Recipes

FRENCH CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the bacon into tiny bits, fry it in a big deep frying pan when crisp remove bacon to a bowl.
• Cut up the onion and garlic and fry them in the bacon fat.
• When they are brown, pour in the vinegar.
• Bring it just up to a simmer, add all the cabbage and bacon, toss it as you would a salad, and serve it.
• The cabbage doesn't cook, but it wilts a little under the hot vinegar.

FRENCH STYLE CREAMED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Wash the cabbage, remove outer leaves and slice (wash again if necessary).
• Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add salt and cabbage and cook for 10 minutes.
• Drain cabbage.
• Heat the lard in a large pan, add the garlic making sure it doesn't brown.
• Add the cabbage and bouquet garni.
• Moisten with the stock and and season.
• Cover and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour, checking occasionally to ensure there is some liquid at the bottom of the pan and adding more stock if necessary.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the creme fraiche, stir and serve immediately.