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Hand Torn Cabbage
A classic Hunan dish with perfect color, aroma and taste
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Ingredients
- 1 head cabbage
- 200g pork belly
- 2 Thai chili peppers
- 60ml cooking oil
- 5ml cooking wine
- 5ml light soy sauce
- 5ml black vinegar
- 2g chicken bouillon
- 2 slices ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 0.5 stalk garlic chives
- 5g salt
Steps
- Cut cabbage in half and remove the white core
- Hand-tear cabbage leaves, soak in water with 2g salt, then drain
- Prepare ginger, garlic, chili peppers and garlic chives
- Slice pork belly and rinse with water
- Heat 30ml oil in wok, stir-fry cabbage over high heat for 1 minute, add 3g salt and continue stir-frying for 2 minutes, then set aside
- Heat remaining 30ml oil, stir-fry pork belly over high heat for 1 minute
- Add prepared aromatics and stir-fry for 1 minute
- Return cabbage to wok, add vinegar, cooking wine, chicken bouillon and soy sauce, stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes then serve
Tips
Maintain high heat for quick stir-frying to keep the cabbage crisp