Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Name: Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage (糖醋紅包心菜)
Yield: Serves 4 or more.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons oil; 1 small head red cabbage, about 1½ pounds; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; ½ cup water; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 medium clove garlic, lightly smashed and peeled; 1 teaspoon salt

糖醋紅包心菜

Preparation info

Serves
4 or more
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

A simple stir-fried cabbage that is good hot and even better cold. Soft but not watery, the cabbage is mildly sweet and sour. Because of the vinegar, it retains a lovely bright-red color. When the cabbage is chilled, the texture hardens to a light crispness.

Ingredients

1 small head red cabbage, about 1½ pounds
3 tablespoons oil

Asia
China
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Discard the cabbage’s tough outer leaves and cut off the stem. Quarter the cabbage and cut out the core. Shred the leaves as for cole slaw. Toss the shreds in a colander to separate; then rinse and shake dry (do not do this until shortly before the stir-frying).

Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until hot; add the oil, swirl, and heat for 30 seconds. Press the garlic in