Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans
Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, purple up! cabbage and green beans. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook purple up! cabbage and green beans using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans:
  1. Take 1 pound fresh green beans, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
  2. Get 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  3. Take 1/4 cup sugar
  4. Make ready 3 tablespoons chopped onion
  5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
  6. Take 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  7. Take 3 cups shredded red cabbage
  8. Make ready 3 bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces (optional)

Green Cabbage - The king of cabbages and our old friend! The wide fan-like leaves are pale green in color and with a slightly rubbery texture when raw. Red Cabbage - Similar to green cabbage, but with dark reddish-purple leaves. We think the flavor is a little deeper and earthier.

Instructions to make Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans:
  1. Place 1 in. of water in a large saucepan; add beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside.
  2. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Add the vinegar, sugar, onion, salt and pepper to the drippings. Bring to a boil.
  3. Add cabbage. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add beans; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until heated through.

Green beans, string beans, and snap beans are long and rounded and green. Yellow versions are known as wax beans and purple varieties are also to be had. Heirloom varieties may still have a fibrous "string" running down their sides, but most varieties for sale today have had that inconvenience bred. Purple cabbage, more commonly known as red cabbage, is a colorful variety from the brassica family. Purple cabbage has a relatively high ratio of nutrients and vitamins to calories and fat, which makes it an ideal choice for dieters.

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