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Hot and Sour Cabbage

Name: Hot and Sour Cabbage
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1/2 head Cabbage; 2 Dried Red Chili; 2 tbsp Vinegar; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tsp Sugar; to taste Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Cabbage quickly stir-fried with vinegar and chili — a palate-cleansing Chinese home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Traditionally made with napa cabbage, though regular cabbage works just as well and is easier to find in Japan. The balance of sour and spicy makes it a perfect break between richer dishes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A reset button for the palate on a table full of spicy dishes.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cabbage 1/2 head
Dried Red Chili 2
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Garlic 1 clove
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Tear the cabbage into bite-sized pieces.
Heat oil, dried chili, and garlic in a pan until fragrant.
Add the cabbage and stir-fry quickly over high heat.
Add the vinegar and sugar and toss briskly.
Season with salt.
Finish quickly before too much liquid releases.

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