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Spicy Stir-fry Chinese Cabbage

Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 06:53AM
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Chilli paste adds heat to this stir-fry with Chinese cabbage (also called Napa Cabbage or by its Chinese name, Sui Choy) and green onions.

Ingredients

1 pound Chinese Cabbage (also called Napa Cabbage or Sui Choy)
1 large garlic clove
2 green onion (spring onions)
2 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil, for stir-frying
2 - 3 teaspoons chilli paste, according to taste~
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine, dry sherry, or white wine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 - 2 teaspoons soy sauce, optional
1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed in 4 teaspoons water

Method

1. Rinse the cabbage and pat dry. Remove the leaves and cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces. Finely chop the garlic. Rinse the green onion and cut into 1-inch lengths.
2. Heat the wok and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the chilli paste. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the garlic. Stir-fry for a few seconds until fragrant, and then add the cabbage.
3. Stir-fry the cabbage for 1 minute, splashing with the rice wine or dry sherry and stirring in the salt.
4. Add the water. Turn down the heat, cover, and simmer the cabbage for 3 minutes.
5. Turn the heat back to medium-high. Stir in the sugar and green onion. Stir in the soy sauce if desired.
6. Push the cabbage to the sides of the wok. Give the cornstarch and water mixture a quick stir and add it in the middle, stirring quickly to thicken. Cook briefly to mix everything together. Serve hot.

Chinese Cabbage & Mixed Vegetable Salad with Pineapple Dressing

Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 08:32AM
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Ingredients

For the salad
200g/7oz choi sum (Chinese cabbage) leaves, sliced
100g/3½oz sugar snap peas
2 large carrots, julienned
1 red pepper, de-seeded, sliced
1 yellow pepper, de-seeded, sliced
240g/8½oz canned pineapple, drained, sliced
2 spring onions, finely sliced

For the dressing
2-3 tbsp groundnut oil or olive oil
7 tbsp pineapple juice
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar or cider vinegar
pinch freshly ground black pepper

Method

For the salad, toss all of the salad ingredients together in a large salad bowl.

For the dressing, whisk all of the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and drizzle over the salad. Toss well to coat, then pile onto serving plates and serve.