001 - Cabbage Stirfry
INGREDIENTS :
- 1/2 head of cabbage - cut to bite sized pieces
- other veggies - cook them seperately and mix at the end - some veggies cook fast (like mushrooms), other's slow so don't cook them together - cabbage takes longer than most to stir fry
- salt
- pepper
- sugar
- soy sauce
- other spices - like onion powder and garlic powder - i add old bay also - any spice you like that goes with soy sauce
- soy sauce
- 1 up of water
- oil - can be any oil - peanut oil works great for stir frying - i also use extra virgin olive oil
- corn starch with water mix if you like thick sauce
COOKING STEPS :
- cut up your cabbage into bite sized pieces
- mix 1 tbs of salt, pepper, suger into a small bowl, mix it up, you will use this basic mix as needed
- start by covering pan with oil - turn to high heat
- add cabbage to pan - cut enought to fill pan with bite sized pieces - cabbage will reduce when you stir fry and add water later
- mix cabbage in pan so the oil covers every piece if possible
- next sprinkle spice mix of sale, pepper, sugar - pinch and sprinkle on every bite - more or less depending on how spice you like your stir fry you can always add more later
- stir fry in oil for 1 minute mix and infuse spice into cabbage and oil
- add soy sauce - enough to coat every bite
- stire fry cabbage in soy sauce for 15 seconds - it will burn soon if you don't add water
- add 1 cup of water
- reduce heat to med and cover
- add corn starch/water mix if you like thick sauce - i don't use corn starch
- let it simmer for 5 minutes while covered
- all done - ready to eat