Baby Napa Cabbage with Dried Anchovy, Ginger, and Chili

小鱼干炒娃娃菜

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2 to 4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
House of Nanking: Family Recipes from San Francisco's Favorite Chinese Restaurant

By Kathy Fang and Peter Fang

Published 2025

  • About

KATHY: Baby napa cabbage (often called “wawa choy”) is, as the name suggests, a smaller version of napa cabbage. The leaves are tighter and more crinkled, and the stems have a tender, delightful crisp when cooked right. Overall, it’s a sweeter-tasting cabbage than its larger counterpart. It’s great in stir-fries, where you can really appreciate its flavor and texture. (By contrast, I recommend the larger varietal when filling wontons or egg rolls or making a soup, as the ta