This was also part of our chuck wagon dish day. Tom and I made this and its so simple and so good! Be sure to present the whole barbecued cabbage to your guests, when the "wows" die down you can cut it up to serve it.
3/4 stick butter
6 sliced uncooked bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slivers
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 green cabbage 2 1/2 lbs
1/4 cup your favorite BBQ sauce
salt and black pepper
Melt 1 T butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and onion and cook until just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Drain the bacon and onion in a strainer over a bowl and reserve the drippings. Crumble a piece of aluminum foil and shape it into a ring about 3 inches in diameter.
Cut the core out of the cabbage as shown in the picture and discard.
Cut the remaining butter into cubes. Stir the BBQ sauce into the bacon and onion mixture. Prop the cabbage upright on the foil ring.
Cavity facing up. Place the bacon and onion mixture in the cavity and top with as many pieces of butter will fit. Using a basting brush, paint the outside of the cabbage with the bacon drippings. Season the cabbage lightly with salt and generously with pepper.
Set up your grill for indirect grilling.
When ready to cook, place the cabbage on its aluminum foil ring in the center of the hot grate away from the heat. Grill the cabbage until very tender (when done it will be easy to pierce with a skewer)
1 to 1 1/2 hours.
To serve, peel off any dried out or charred outside leaves and discard. Cut into wedges and serve.
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