# White Bean Carbonara & Cabbage

A comforting dish featuring seared cabbage served with a creamy white bean carbonara, topped with crispy bacon.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 Savoy cabbage
- bacon
- carrot
- celery
- onion
- fresh chives
- rosemary
- chicken stock
- canned white beans
- butter
- black pepper
- salt
- lemon
- Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg yolk
- fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Cut the cabbage into wedges.
2. Season the cabbage with pepper and salt.
3. Sear the cabbage in a pan with oil.
4. Flip the cabbage to brown both sides.
5. Transfer the pan with the seared cabbage to the oven to finish cooking.
6. Dice the bacon.
7. Cook the bacon in a pan until crispy.
8. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan and place it on a paper towel to drain excess grease.
9. Dice the carrots, celery, and onions.
10. Add the diced carrots, celery, and onions to the pan with the bacon fat.
11. Chop the chives and rosemary.
12. Add the chopped chives and rosemary to the pan with the vegetables.
13. Pour chicken stock into the pan.
14. Add canned white beans to the pan.
15. Add butter to the white bean mixture.
16. Season with pepper and salt.
17. Squeeze fresh lemon juice into the mixture.
18. Grate Parmesan cheese into the white bean carbonara.
19. Stir everything together.
20. Add an egg yolk to the carbonara and mix quickly to incorporate.
21. Chop fresh parsley.
22. Add the chopped parsley to the carbonara.
23. Remove the cooked cabbage from the oven.
24. Season the cooked cabbage with chives and salt.
25. Serve the white bean carbonara on a plate.
26. Place the seared cabbage on top of the carbonara.
27. Garnish with the crispy bacon and additional fresh herbs.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- pan
- oven
- slotted spoon
- paper towel
- wooden spoon
- pepper mill
- grater
- plate
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWZllx5FawS/?igsh=Y3VidGpwZGFmank5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cf579652-7048-4fc5-9f0a-be80e8d4ca38
- Extracted: 2026-04-04

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