Garlicky Cabbage and Fish Sauce Stir Fry
You only need 4 ingredients for the vegetable side dish, but it'll be a workhorse in your home because it's so simple yet so delicious. Comes together in minutes, and it'll go with any Thai or Asian meal!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 3 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 200 g green cabbage, preferably Asian, cut into 2-inch pieces (see note 1)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) good quality fish sauce, see fish sauce I recommend in this "Fish Sauce Tasting" video
- 8-10 clove garlic
- 1/4 tsp ground white or black pepper (optional)
- Neutral flavoured cooking oil
- Jasmine rice for serving.
Instructions
- 1
Pound the garlic in a mortar and pestle until they are broken into large pieces. Alternatively, use the side of your knife to smash the cloves until they are broken and bruised, then roughly chop.
- 2
Heat a wok over medium heat and add just a little oil to coat the bottom.
- 3
Add the garlic right away (no need to wait for the oil to get hot) and keep stirring the garlic until the garlic turns light golden - don't let them brown or the garlic will become bitter.
- 4
Turn the heat up to high then immediately add the cabbage and toss to get the leaves coated in oil.
- 5
Drizzle the fish sauce over the cabbage then keep tossing for 1-2 more minutes, or until the cabbage is done to your liking. Turn off the heat and add the pepper, if using, and stir to mix.
- 6
Plate and garnish with an extra sprinkling of pepper if desired.
- 7
Serve immediately with jasmine rice. Enjoy!