Hot & Sour Hispi Cabbage | Easy Side Dish

Hispi cabbage (or pointed cabbage) has a wonderful sweetness. When cooked at high heat, it also imparts an incredible nuttiness that can stand up to some strong flavours, making it a prime candidate for a hot and sour stir-fry. 0:00 - Intro 0:14 - Preparing the Hispi Cabbage 0:41 - The Key To Nuttiness 0:54 - Stir Frying the Hispi Cabbage 1:30 - Why Season at the End 1:54 - Adding the Soy Sauce & Vinegar 2:16 - Plating Unlike most cabbages, which are winter vegetables, hispi cabbage is at its best in the spring and early summer. It’s one of my favourite side dishes for grilled meat, especially for an outdoor barbecue. The preparation is extremely simple, and it cooks in just a few minutes. It’s one of those sides I like to cook while the meat is resting. The technique in this recipe works perfectly well with just salt as the seasoning. This is one of the few occasions where I season exclusively at the end of cooking. This is because we want to maximise the browning of the cabbage while maintaining its crunchiness. Salting in the beginning will cause the cabbage to release more moisture, which slows down the browning. *Ingredients* Hispi cabbage - 1 per person, quartered, then chopped crosswise Light soy sauce - about 1 tablespoon Chinkiang Black Rice Vinegar (you can use balsamic) - about 1 tablespoon Dry chillies - about three, cut into chunks with a pair of scissors Vegetable oil *Directions* 1. Add vegetable oil to a pan on high heat (induction 9). Once the oil is shimmering, add the dry chillies to toast briefly. 2. Add the chopped hispi cabbage, making sure they form just one even layer. If you have more than one, you must do this in batches. (You only need to do the dry chillies once.) 3. Stirring frequently, cook until the chopped cabbage is slightly browned but still feels crunchy. 4. Add the soy sauce and the vinegar, stirring constantly, and cook until the liquid has mostly evaporated. 5. Taste, and if it requires more seasoning, add a bit of salt to taste. ______________ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w2kitchn/ #W2Kitchen #cabbage #vegetarianrecipes