Corned Beef and Cabbage

Ingredients: (4 servings)

1 medium cabbage

4 slices bacon

1½ to 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper

1/8 teaspoon salt

2½ cups water

1 12-ounce can corned beef, sliced

Preparation:

Wash cabbage, and cut into 4 wedges (do not separate leaves).

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven until crisp; remove and drain bacon. Leave 3 tablespoons of drippings in Dutch oven. Crumble bacon when cool.

Combine cabbage, bacon, red pepper, salt, and water in Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes. Add corned beef, and cook an additional 10 minutes.

(From The Southern Living Cookbook)