Cabbage and Bacon (or Beans)

I hesitated to even put this on Grubbed Up! because it's just too simple, and honestly, it doesn't look like it's anything special.  But then I realised that it's too delicious not to share, and it's a big portion, filling meal for two that's not too unhealthy!  It's funny, because as a child, you couldn't have paid me to eat cabbage, but now it's one of my favourite vegetables.  Using pre-prepared and frozen vegetables makes this an easy midweek dinner.  And don't be snobby about frozen or canned vegetables, they still count for your 5 a day!

If you want to make this vegetarian, it's also delicious using a can of butter beans instead of the bacon.

Ingredients
600g Baby New Potatoes (or you could use a large can of potatoes)
300g Chopped Onions (I use frozen onions, because of my laziness!)
300g Sweetcorn
8-10 rashers of bacon
Oil for frying.
Black Pepper (optional)
Butter or Low Fat Spread (optional)
HP Brown Sauce (optional)
300g Chopped Cabbage - Tesco do a pack of prepared cabbage and leek that I love for this!

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC.  Place the potatoes on a baking tray and stab each one with a fork.  Cook in the oven for 1 hour.

2. Turn the oven up to 220ºC.  Place the bacon on a baking tray and put into the oven with the potatoes.  Depending on how you like your bacon, it will take around 10-20 minutes to cook.  (I like the bacon snappable - but most of you will think that's massively overdone!).  Make sure you turn it over halfway through cooking or it will stick to the tray.

3. While the bacon is cooking, place a wok or pan on a high heat and get it nice and hot (You really need very little oil).  Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes until they are soft.

4. Add the sweetcorn to the wok and cook for a 2-3 more minutes. (Frozen sweetcorn takes a minute or two longer).

5. Add the cabbage to the wok, along with a good pinch of black pepper (if you like it).  Don't be tempted to stir it yet, give it about 2-3 minutes to just sit and wilt a bit in the steam of the pan.

6. Now stir the whole vegetable mix together and cook until the cabbage is completely cooked through.  You will need to keep watching this, as it can stick to the wok if you're not careful.

7. Take the potatoes from the oven and divide between two plates.  If any are particularly big, chop them into smaller pieces.  If you want to, add a little butter for flavour.

8.  Pile on your vegetables from the wok, add your bacon and HP sauce (if using) and enjoy!