Cabbage and smoked shanks was one of the “help us get by” meals my husband and I had during and right after my pregnancy. Our local store always sold the pork shanks for close to nothing. If my memory serves me right, I believe the smoked pork neck bones cost about 89 cents a pound at the time. The cabbage was only 59 cents per head, and onions were 4 for a $1. I remember teach my husband how to make it, and he perfected this recipe. I once had worked a double shift during our hard times, and when I had arrived home- He had made a HUGE pot full of cabbage and smoked neck bones! That blew me away. My love is not a person that cooks, but he throws down when he makes cabbage, thanks to me(LOL).
Now what I have learned is, If you slow cook the shanks in a slow cooker for several hours( maybe 4) your shanks will be beyond delicious. I personally like the meat to be real tender until it’s falling off the bones, so that’s why I slow cook my shanks. Enough of my talking let’s get into the recipe!
I slow cook my pork shanks for about 4 hours or so in my crockpot before I do anything else. I use 5 cups of plain water when I slow cook the meat. I don’t use any broth because the meat we are using is already seasoned. If you use broth, it will be too salty.
Cabbage and Smoked Pork Shanks
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork shanks
- 5 cups water
- head of cabbage
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 yellow onion chopped
Instructions
- Add pork shanks and water to a slow cooker. Slow cook shanks for 4 hours.
- Wash the cabbage.
- Chop the cabbage into large chunks.
- Place cabbage in a large pan.
- Sprinkle garlic powder and seasoning salt over cabbage.
- Add cooked shanks and drippings to cabbage.
- Sprinkle in dried parsley and add yellow onion.
- Cook on medium, stirring periodically.
- Cook until cabbage is tender yet still has a crunch to it.
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Donna says
Thank you for so generously sharing your recipes.
I have a question, though. doesn’t the 7Up cake require levening? (baking powder of soda). In the video, I did not see that mentioned. But it looks delicious and I intend to make it very soon.
Rosie says
The answer to that question is, NO. The 7up works out the levening. 🙂
BossLady says
Thanks for the recipe! I know I can always count on your site for the good ones! I am making cabbage right now, minus the pork. I am using chicken instead, trying something different, we’ll see how it turns out!!! Thanks for getting me started!!!
Rosie says
You can use smoked turkey next time for more flavor 🙂
mary says
How to cook the cabbage receipe with other smoked meat. I cannot find smoked pork shank. Love the greens. Keep cooking what you cook. God has really given you an awesome gift.
mary says
Do you put the necks in slow cooker for the 4 hours and then take meat off bones and add to cabbage
Rosie says
I will hav a revised recipe up using ham hocks in a few weeks.
D Johnson says
Greetings,
Single Dad here. Will you be posting printable versions of your recipes? If you have a cookbook, please let me know. Love your recipes.
D
Rosie says
Hi there! Most of my recipes have printable recipes. However, my older ones ( like this) do not.
Nancy J Dente says
4 hours on high or low in the slow cooker (for the shanks)?