IRISH BACON AND CABBAGE

It's coming..It's coming,.....Saint Patty's Day and all the greatness of an Irish "boiled" dinner. Bring it up a notch with this great recipe for bacon-cabbage.

Ingredients:

3 thick slices of bacon diced

1 head of cabbage cored and wedged

3 tbl unsalted butter melted

2 tsp nutmeg

2 cups water

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

salt

pepper

Preheat broiler

Place cabbage in a large pot. Add water and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat until tender about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook bacon in a saute pan, drain and set aside. Drain the cabbage and place in a baking dish. Drizzle with the melted butter and sprinkle with bacon and nutmeg. Broil until the top layer of the cabbage is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Season with vinegar, salt and pepper.

LUCK O' THE IRISH!

ENJOY!