Southern Fried Cabbage and Onions – No Bacon

Instructions

1. In a large skillet or pot warm olive oil and butter on medium heat.
2. Add onion and garlic - sauté until they become soft and slightly lucid.
3. Add half of the cabbage, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and stir.
4. Add remaining cabbage stir, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
5. Cook until tender but not so much that it becomes easily mashed. The fork should penetrate large cabbage veins easy. I like to caramelize the dish a bit by cooking with a lid for half the cooking time then stick around and watch and stir a couple of times until the edges of the cabbage turn a little brown. The flavor will be sweet and savory.