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New Recipe - Asian Braised Cabbage

Published: Jan 4, 2012 Last Updated: Sep 2023 by Lindsay This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and enjoy. 6 Comments

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Happy New Year!

We've been MIA for a few days because we've been busy drinking our faces off and getting ready to both start new jobs!

But, back to the food.

This week I'm going to share with you a few VERY easy Asian recipes that can be mixed and matched to form complete, healthy meals.  They're all healthy, light, and fresh - you'll love them!  Another great feature of this set of recipes is that they use largely the same ingredients, so if you have a few things on hand you can make a ton of easy Asian food all the time!

First, spicy braised cabbage.  It's easy and delicious!

Cut the cabbage into large strips, and discard the core.  One medium cabbage will serve 4 people with leftovers.

Heat a pan to medium, and add the cabbage to the pan with a drizzle of olive oil or cooking spray - don't add more fat than you need to!

Cabbage cooks down a LOT, so use more than you think you'll need!  Toss the cabbage around the pan for 2 minutes using tongs or a big spoon, then drizzle in about 1 cup of chicken broth or stock and turn the heat down to medium or medium low - the liquid should be barely bubbling.

For sauce ingredients, you'll need the following things:

These are easy ingredients!  Honey, chili/garlic sauce, soy sauce, and mirin.  Mirin is a sweet cooking seasoning (in case you can't read), and it acts sort of like wine - it's easy to find in lots of grocery stores, so keep some around!  It really makes Asian things taste....Asian.

After the cabbage has braised for about ten minutes, while there is still some chicken stock left, make the sauce - just add the ingredients right in the pan!  I like my cabbage spicy, so I use the following amounts:

  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon chili/garlic sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons mirin

This makes the cabbage spicy, so use less chili sauce first if you're unsure!

Toss the cabbage around and continue to let it braise until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes more.

Look how delicious that looks!  Taste the cabbage and add any more seasonings you'd like - turn the heat up right at the end to evaporate most of the liquid and let the cabbage get a little crispy on the edges.

I served this with white rice and hibachi shrimp, which I'll show you tomorrow - it's easy and healthy too!

More healthy recipes that would be fabulous with this cabbage:

  • Cabbage Salad
  • Tempura
  • Ginger Pork

Enjoy this one guys!

Recipe

Asian-style Braised Cabbage

Lindsay Howerton-Hastings
5 from 1 rating
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole cabbage cut into 1-inch strips
  • 1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons sriracha plus more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons mirin

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a pan to medium heat with the oil. Add the cabbage, and let cook out for 2 minutes or two, tossing with tongs.
  • Add the chicken stock and let braise as the stock and cabbage cook together for 5 - 10 minutes. When the stock is nearly gone, add the honey, soy sauce, mirin, and as much srirach as you'd like to the pan. Toss with tongs to form a sauce.
  • When the stock is evaporated and the cabbage is cooked through, serve as desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 4g
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Comments

  1. Bob McSwain

    January 05, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    OK...In my kitchen... (Charlotte elevation unknown) I had to put a loose lid on the cabbage pot. It was not braising AT ALL. So this another method for doing the deal. OTHERWISE... very good. (I fixed the shrimp also. My wife is a seafood snob, having grown up on the coast...."WOW... this is excellent! So I and your recipe WON!)

    Reply
    • funnyloveblog

      January 06, 2012 at 9:09 am

      Great tip, bob! Putting a lid on the cabbage definitely speeds things up when braising, otherwise it can take forever sometimes! Glad you liked everything!

      Reply
  2. Stéphane

    January 05, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I really like your blog! The shrimp pictures are yummy!!!

    Reply
    • funnyloveblog

      January 05, 2012 at 11:33 am

      Merci! We love writing it - happy cooking!

      Reply
      • Stéphane

        January 05, 2012 at 11:42 am

        Go see mine, you might like it too... www.myfrenchheaven.com

  3. veghotpot

    January 04, 2012 at 8:06 am

    I love cabbage, adding the asian flavours looks delicious! x

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