Irish Cabbage with Bacon

Ingredients

1 (12 oz) package bacon

1/4 cup bacon drippings

1 small head cabbage, cored and finely chopped

Ground black pepper to taste

Method

Cook bacon in a deep skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

Reserve 1/4 cup drippings in skillet.

Cook and stir cabbage in hot bacon drippings over medium heat until cabbage wilts, 5 to 7 minutes.

Crumble bacon over cabbage. Stir and simmer until bacon is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.