Lucille

It really isn't fried except for at the beginning. Some people use bacon but I had some smoked ham with ham fat so I used that, fry it up with a chopped onion, I used a sweet onion. Instead of using my slow cooker I just used a large steel pot.
Cut up a cabbage and put it in the pot along with the onions. Just cover with chicken broth and then cook until the cabbage is as tender as you like it. Add some sliced Eckrich sausage (to taste, 1/2 to 1 lb.) and a lot of black pepper, two tablespoons or so, and cook another 15 minutes. Serve with cornbread made in a skillet.