Name: Vinegar-slithered Cabbage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp dry sherry; 1 small cabbage; 3 tbsp sesame oil (or canola, vegetable, corn oil); 4 red chili peppers, dried

Vinegar-slithered Cabbage

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese

Servings servings

Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients

Sauce

1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dry sherry

Cabbage

1 small cabbage
3 tbsp sesame oil or canola, vegetable, corn oil
4 red chili peppers, dried

Instructions

Prep

Quarter and core cabbage then cut into 1-inch squares
Mix all the sauce ingredients

Cooking

Heat wok (or frying pan)over high heat
Add oil AFTER wok is hot and swirl
Turn down heat to medium and add peppers
Press and turn the peppers until they darken
Turn up heat to high and add cabbage
Stir and flip for about 2 minutes
Add sauce and stir until the cabbage is soft
Add more cornstarch or water to get the right consistency for the sauce
Serve hot

Notes

Chili peppers will darken to a deep brick red. Chili peppers should be removed before serving. DO NOT EAT the chili peppers.

Sauce should have the consistency of hoisin sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 827mgPotassium: 335mgFiber: 5gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 307IUVitamin C: 65mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 1mg