Stir Fried Cabbage

I love cabbage dishes, but I tend toward using it raw rather than cooked--this recipe is a departure from that norm.  It is fast and simple and surprisingly delicious.  The cabbage gets that silky quality that it gets from long time braising in just a few minutes.

 

• 2 teaspoons  oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2-3 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1small  head cabbage, sliced thinly (can be Napa cabbage or regular cabbage)
• 1 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• red pepper flakes to taste

In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add the canola oil and heat. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and sauté, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the cabbage and cook until just starting to wilt, about 2 minutes. Add the soy sauce and rice vinegar and stir well and cook just until cabbage is wilted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and drizzle with the sesame oil and red pepper flakes if using them.