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🇨🇳 Chinese Vegetarian

Cabbage Kung Pao

🇨🇳 Chinese

A fast, fiery wok toss of cabbage with crisp vegetables and a savoury glaze — on the table in under twenty minutes. About 17 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Ginger4 cloves, minced
  • Dried Red Chilies8
  • Bell Pepper1, sliced
  • Cabbage1/2 head
  • Spring Onions3, cut into batons
  • Soy Sauce2 tbsp
  • Peanuts80 g
  • Sichuan Peppercorns1 tsp
  • Peanut Oil2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Get your wok ripping hot and add the Peanut Oil — it should shimmer instantly.

  2. 2

    Toss in the ginger and sichuan peppercorns for 15 seconds, no longer, so they perfume the oil without burning.

  3. 3

    Add the cabbage and stir-fry hard, keeping everything moving until just cooked through.

  4. 4

    Throw in the bell pepper and spring onions, then splash in the soy sauce around the edge of the wok.

  5. 5

    Toss twice more, kill the heat, and serve immediately over steamed rice — a stir-fry waits for no one.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of rice vinegar just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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