BBQ Cabbage
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slivers (1/4 pound, preferably artisanal)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium green cabbage (about 2 pounds)
- 14 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
- coarse salt and black pepper
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the bacon and onion and cook until just beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain the bacon and onion in a strainer over a bowl and reserve the drippings.
- Crumple a piece of aluminum foil and shape it into a ring about 3 inches in diameter.
- Cut the core out of the cabbage and discard.
- Push out to open the head of cabbage to allow the goodness to get into the leaves of the cabbage.
- Cut the remaining butter into dice.
- Stir the barbecue sauce into the bacon and onion mixture.
- Prop the cabbage upright on the aluminum foil ring, cavity facing up.
- Place the bacon and onion mixture in the cavity and top with as many pieces of butter as will fit.
- Using a basting brush, paint the outside of the cabbage with bacon drippings (save any remaining bacon fat for basting pork chops or making baked beans).
- Season the cabbage lightly with salt and generously with pepper.
- Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium.
- If using a gas grill, place all the wood chips in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and pre- heat on high until you see smoke, then reduce the heat to medium.
- When ready to cook, place the cab- bage on its aluminum foil ring in the center of the hot grate away from the heat.
- If using a charcoal grill, toss all the wood chips on the coals.
- Cover the grill.
- Grill the cabbage until very tender (when done it will be easy to pierce with a skewer), 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
- If using a charcoal grill, youll need to add 12 fresh coals per side after 1 hour if the cabbage is not done.
- To serve, peel off any dried-out or charred outside leaves and discard.
- Cut the cabbage into wedges and serve.
butter, bacon, onion, green cabbage, barbecue sauce, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bbq-cabbage-523491 (may not work)