Hot-Sweet Chinese Cabbage with Ginger and Tomatoes

Name: Hot-Sweet Chinese Cabbage with Ginger and Tomatoes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1½ pounds Chinese cabbage; ½ pound ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped (peel if you like); 1½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger; ¼ cup golden raisins; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons corn oil; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; ⅛ teaspoon crushed hot pepper flakes, or to taste

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

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

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.
Combine all ingredients in deep, wide, heavy nonaluminum skillet or Dutch oven. Stir on high heat until most liquid exudes. Adj