Braised Cabbage with Bacon, Cheese and Tomatoes

Name: Braised Cabbage with Bacon, Cheese and Tomatoes
Ingredients: 1 Savoy or winter cabbage; 1 Savoy or winter cabbage; 4 oz / 110 g smoked streaky bacon or a piece of ham or bacon, derinded and cut into small strips or chunks; 4 oz / 110 g smoked streaky bacon or a piece of ham or bacon, derinded and cut into small strips or chunks; 4 tbsp olive oil; 4 oz / 110 g smoked streaky bacon or a piece of ham or bacon, derinded and cut into small strips or chunks; 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped; 4 oz / 110 g smoked streaky bacon or a piece of ham or bacon, derinded and cut into small strips or chunks; 4 dried tomato halves, soaked in hot water, drained and cut into strips, or 3 fresh tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped; 4 dried tomato halves, soaked in hot water, drained and cut into strips, or 3 fresh tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped; sprig of thyme, rosemary or marjoram; 4 dried tomato halves, soaked in hot water, drained and cut into strips, or 3 fresh tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped; sprig of thyme, rosemary or marjoram; sprig of thyme, rosemary or marjoram; 3 oz / 85 g Gruyère or Jarlsberg (or other cheese with similar melting qualities), diced; 3 oz / 85 g Gruyère or Jarlsberg (or other cheese with similar melting qualities), diced

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

This dish goes very well with grilled polenta cakes and grilled sausages. For vegetarians, the bacon can be replaced with extra cheese and tomatoes.

Ingredients

1 Savoy or winter cabbage
4 tbsp olive oil
4 oz /

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Remove any damaged leaves from the cabbage. Quarter it, cut out the thick stem, and slice into ½ in / 1 cm.shreds. Rinse thoroughly and put in a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Cook the cabbage in just