Chinese Hot and Sour Cabbage

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4.9

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    179 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    Chinese

Chinese Hot and Sour Cabbage

In this easy Chinese Hot and Sour Cabbage recipe, thin slices of cabbage cook down to almost noodle-like perfection in a tangy/spicy sauce.

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Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons neutral oil (such as canola, vegetable, or avocado oil)
  • 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • tablespoons doubanjiang (spicy bean sauce)
  • 2 pounds Taiwanese cabbage (washed and thinly sliced; about 1 medium-sized cabbage)
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar
  • teaspoons soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch (mixed into a slurry with 2 tablespoons water)
  • salt (to taste)
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Instructions

  1. Heat a wok over medium-high heat until it’s just starting to smoke. Reduce the heat to medium if it’s smoking heavily. Add the oil, followed by the garlic. Let the garlic cook briefly—15 to 20 seconds. You don’t want it to brown.
  2. Add the doubanjiang, and let it fry in the oil for about 30 seconds to a minute. The oil will turn red and fragrant.
  3. Add the cabbage and stir-fry to distribute the doubanjiang. Add the Chinese black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper, and sugar.
  4. Stir-fry to combine the ingredients, and add ¼ cup of water. Keep stir-frying until the cabbage is crisp tender.
  5. To add the cornstarch slurry, stir it up, as it has a tendency to settle. Push the cabbage aside, exposing the little pool of sauce, and pour it directly in. You don’t want to pour cornstarch slurry on the hot sides of the wok, or it will cook and clump up. Stir-fry, allowing the sauce to thicken and coat the cabbage. Add salt to taste, but doubanjiang is very salty so you may not need very much if any at all.
  6. Serve as a side with a few other dishes, and make sure there’s rice, because this is absolutely delicious with a bowl of steamed rice!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 179kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 0.04g Sodium 545mg (23%) Potassium 577mg (16%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 286IU (6%) Vitamin C 96mg (107%) Calcium 114mg (11%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 179 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 179kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0.04g 2%
Sodium 545mg 23%
Potassium 577mg 12%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 286IU 6%
Vitamin C 96mg 107%
Calcium 114mg 11%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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