Cabbage Stir-Fry
 
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chili crunch
  • 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound lean ground beef (93/7) or ground chicken
  • 8 cups cored, ¼-inch-sliced green cabbage
  • ¾ cup 3x¼-inch sliced carrot
  • ⅓ cup green onion, sliced into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup chopped small fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 cup thinly sliced sugar snap peas
  • Lime wedges, to serve
  • Garnish: chopped salted dry-roasted peanuts
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili crunch, dark sesame oil, brown sugar, lime juice, and ginger until sugar is dissolved.
  2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes.
  3. Transfer beef mixture to a large bowl. Add half of soy sauce mixture, tossing to coat.
  4. In same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add half of cabbage and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining cabbage and 1 tablespoon oil. Add cabbage mixture to beef mixture.
  5. In same skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add carrot, green onion, broccoli, and sugar snap peas, stirring often, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add to beef mixture. Add remaining soy sauce mixture, stirring to coat. Serve warm with lime wedges. Garnish with peanuts, if desired.
Recipe by Taste of the South at https://tasteofthesouthmagazine.com/cabbage-stir-fry/