TEXAS COUNTRY CABBAGE

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crispy and break into small pieces (set aside).
• Rinse whole head of cabbage.
• Removing loose leaves, break into smaller pieces and save.
• Cut 1 inch thick slice off bottom of head.
• This allows cabbage to sit upright in pan.
• Break slice into smaller pieces and save.
• Cut a round circle large enough and deep enough in top of cabbage head to place your whole onion.
• Be careful while cutting the hole.
• TIP: Using onion as guide, cut circle with depth of pearing knife, cris-cross cuts inside circle at same depth, then dig out hole area with spoon.
• Save cabbage you remove.
• Using a heavy guage, deep pot, add water then place cabbage head in center, place whole peeled onion in hole in top of cabbage.
• Add all cabbage (saved above) around the head, in bottom of pan.
• Add 1/4 stick of butter on top of onion.
• combine all other seasonings (except parsley) and sprinkle on top of and around head of cabbage.
• Cover and cook on low-med heat for approximately 45 minutes.
• Add Butter as described below.
• NOTE:.
• Add remainder of butter on top of onion in 15 minute and 1/4 stick increments during cooking.
• Also, spoon stock over top of cabbage when adding butter.
• At 30 minutes, cut onion in quarters but leave in place.
• During the last 15 minutes sprinkle bacon and parsley over cabbage and onion.
• When done, onion and cabbage will have opened and fallen into a tender, delicious heap.
• Turn off heat, leave covered for 5 minutes then serve and enjoy boiled cabbage East Texas style.