Pantry Cabbage Toss

Pantry Cabbage Toss, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen

Why don’t we do this?  Let’s dig in the pantry again and find what we may…  It’s early brunch-you know-not morning/not noon.  I don’t want milk and cereal, not eggs and toast, either.  I want bacon, but I also want something close to lunch food that is healthy as well as something flavorful.

Why don’t you cut up the bacon into bite-size pieces to brown, and I’ll chop half a cabbage.  I like it when you’re here…What I also like is how cabbage turns to a bright Easter–greenwhen it’s hot in a skillet, right at the moment when it’s still crispy-and that’s where I want it to stay.  I don’t want mushy greens.  I want there to be a slight crispiness with each bite, don’t you?Would you mind grabbing a small can of bamboo shoots for me? Thanks.  After we drain the liquid, I’ll sop up the water from the bamboo shoots in paper towels before adding them, just so there’s no excessive liquid that could soften the cabbage.We can do the same with a drained can of cannellini beans.  We need to rinse them, first, to get the accumulative starch off them.  They have a nutty flavor.  I typically would say to caramelize some onion when browning the bacon,  but I don’t have a single onion in the house at the moment-so not me!  I believe it’s best to cook with fresh ingredients, but sometimes you have to substitute, so sprinkle a dash of onion powder, garlicpowder, a little bit of salt, black pepper, and paprika while I stir. Here you go!   Terrific-this smells great!no Cabbage Patch Kids