Hot-Sweet Chinese Cabbage with Ginger and Tomatoes

Preparation info
  • 4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

  • About

For a quick and easy change-of-pace vegetable, toss together these ingredients in a pan and let them bubble until the cabbage loses its crunch. The flavor develops with cooking, so do not simply stir-fry. The sweetness and heat make an appealing accompaniment to simple broiled or pan-fried meat or seafood.

Ingredients

  • 1½ pounds Chinese cabbage
  • ½ pound ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped (peel if you like)
  • 1½

Method

  1. Trim base and tip of cabbage, if necessary. Separate leaves and rinse well, especially bases. Stack leaves and cut lengthwise into long strips about ½ inch wide. Cut strips diagonally into 2-inch lengths. There should be about 10 cups.
  2. Combine all ingredients in deep, wide, heavy nonaluminum skillet or Dutch oven. Stir on high heat until most liquid exudes. Adj