Easy Cabbage Stir-fry

Name: Easy Cabbage Stir-fry
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 200 grams pork butt or tenderloin (thinly sliced, see note 1); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp Shaoxing wine or cooking wine (see note 2); 3 cloves garlic (chopped); 2 tbsp vegetable oil (I used canola); 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 thumb ginger (grated, optional); 1-2 tsp chili oil; 1/2 cabbage (hand-torn or sliced); 1-2 tbsp water (or chicken stock); salt (to taste)

Published: Apr 27, 2021 • Updated: May 25, 2022 by: Mella • 4 Comments

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This cabbage stir-fry is a perfect addition to your weekly menu. So quick to make with any type of meat–pork, chicken, or beef sauteed in a simple Chinese-style sauce. It's savory yet refreshing with a hint of spice from the chili oil.

Cabbage Stir-fry

Green cabbage is any home cook's dream vegetable–healthy, versatile, and inexpensive. The recipe for today involves stir-frying it with pork and Asian seasonings. I love it because it has a good balance of meat and vegetables. So filling and the flavor is far from boring!

What you need

Here's what you need to make this simple stir-fry recipe.

Pork, cabbage and Chinese stir-fry sauce

Meat - use thinly sliced tender cuts of pork like pork butt or tenderloin, chicken breast, or beef. I used a packed shabu-shabu cut for convenience. Ground meat is also a good substitute.
Green Cabbage - is highly recommended for this recipe. It's so versatile and easily absorbs flavors.
Stir-fry sauce - soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger, Shaoxing wine, garlic, sugar, and ginger. The Chinese wine can be substituted with sherry or cooking wine.
Chili Oil - gives the dish a hint of heat. That's right it's not just a dipping sauce. You can add it to any stir-fry dish to make it more interesting.

How to make Cabbage Stir-fry

Start off by combining the sauce ingredients in a bowl. I like doing this in all of my stir-fry sauces so I can make the adjustments before adding it to the rest of the ingredients.

Marinate the pork or your choice of meat in half portion of the sauce for 10 minutes. This will allow the meat to absorb the flavors.

After that, it's all pretty much a breeze! Stir-fry the pork in a pan or wok with hot oil. Don't worry if it gets watery, liquid will eventually reduce as it continues to cook. Add the garlic, and chili oil and cook until it smells good! Be careful, not to burn the garlic.

Finally, add in the sliced cabbage, and the rest of the sauce mixture. Pour a little bit of water to help "steam" the vegetables.

Cover with lid and cook until cabbage is wilted tender yet still crisp.

Cabbage Stir-fry with Pork and Chinese sauce

Serve

This cabbage stir-fry is best served freshly cooked with any kind of rice–Jasmine, brown rice, or short-grain rice. It's a filling dish and can be enjoyed on its own if you're on a low-carb diet.

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