Hot And Sour Cabbage Recipes

Steps:

• Remove core from cabbage; shred.shred cabbage.
• Place cabbage in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with coarse salt; allow to sit until the cabbage weeps, about 45 minutes, then rinse thoroughly and let drain.
• In a small saucepan heat ginger, red pepper flakes, vinegars, sesame oil, salt, and sugar/Splenda to a boil.
• Heat oil in small skillet on medium-high heat on stove, add Szechuan peppercorns and chilies; stir until very fragrant.
• Add cabbage to skillet and cook for a few minutes; pour dressing in and cook until the liquid reduces somewhat.
• Stir in toasted sesame oil and then chill until needed.

Steps:

• put cabbage and scallion in a bowl.
• heat remaining ingredients to boil and lower heat, cook until sugar is dissolved.
• pour over cabbage, toss to combine.

Steps:

• NOTE: One cup of seasoned rice vinegar is the same as 3/4 cup white rice vinegar plus 1/4 cup sugar plus 2 teaspoons salt. I used this substitution and it was great.
• Spray a large soup pot with some cooking spray, and heat over medium heat. Add onion, and saute until soft.
• Meanwhile, quarter your cabbage, remove the core, and shred the cabbage with a large chef's knife. Add tomatoes, cabbage, undrained mushrooms, and broth to the pot and stir well.
• Add the soy sauce, vinegar, chili flakes and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, then turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 20 minutes or until cabbage is the desired tenderness.
• Grind a lot of fresh black pepper over the top and serve.

Steps:

• Preparation: Separate, wash & dry cabbage leaves.
• Stack them up and cut them crosswise into 1" wide pieces.
• Finely mince or grind Szechuan peppercorns.
• Crush rock sugar with cleaver handle; mix with soy sauce; reserve.
• Stir-frying: Heat wok to moderate; add oil.
• Wait 30 seconds.
• Stir-fry whole chilis until they just blacken; quickly add peppercorns.
• When they exude pungent odor, push up side of wok and raise heat to high.
• Add salt & cabbage all at once.
• Keep tossing cabbage until it is wilted & soft.
• This takes several minutes.
• There should be about 2 T of water in wok when cabbage is wilted.
• Add sugar & soy mixture.
• When sugar has melted, toss with cabbage, then sprinkle vinegar over all.
• Keep tossing on high heat for another 20 seconds.
• Add sesame oil; toss briefly; remove to serving dish.
• If serving this dish cold, wait until it has cooled, then cover & refrigerate.