Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans

Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans.

You can have Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans

1. It's 1 pound of fresh green beans, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces.
2. You need 1/2 cup of cider vinegar.
3. You need 1/4 cup of sugar.
4. It's 3 tablespoons of chopped onion.
5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
6. You need 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
7. It's 3 cups of shredded red cabbage.
8. It's 3 of bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces (optional).

Purple Up! Cabbage and Green Beans step by step

1. Place 1 in. of water in a large saucepan; add beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside..
2. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Add the vinegar, sugar, onion, salt and pepper to the drippings. Bring to a boil..
3. Add cabbage. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add beans; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until heated through..