Yeo Kyung-rae's Green Cabbage Stir-Fry
A simple and quick stir-fry that preserves the crisp texture and rich umami flavor of green cabbage, cooked rapidly over high heat.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to quickly make a delicious side dish when short on time
- ⭐ People who prefer crisp, clean-tasting Southeast Asian or Chinese-style vegetable dishes
green cabbagedried chili pepperscalliongarlicchicken powderblack pepperoyster saucesesame oil
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- green cabbage 4 heads
- dried chili pepper 2 pieces
- scallion 1/3 bunch
- garlic 3 cloves
- salt 1/3 teaspoon
- chicken powder 1/2 teaspoon
- black pepper a pinch
- oyster sauce 1 tablespoon
- sesame oil 1 tablespoon
- vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
Recipe 🍳
- Trim the stems from the green cabbage and separate each leaf. Soak in salted water for 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly and drain well.
- Cut the dried chili peppers with scissors and remove all seeds. Slice the scallions and garlic thinly.
- Heat a pan over high heat and add vegetable oil. Stir-fry the dried chili peppers, scallions, and garlic to create a spicy, fragrant oil base.
- Add the prepared green cabbage and quickly stir-fry over high heat until the steam just begins to fade.
- Add salt, chicken powder, black pepper, and oyster sauce, stirring to evenly distribute seasoning throughout the cabbage.
- Turn off the heat once the cabbage is crisp and tender, then drizzle sesame oil around the pan to finish.
- Prepare the green cabbage by washing it after soaking in saltwater, and chop the dried chili pepper, scallion, and garlic.
- Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the dried chili pepper and aromatic vegetables to build flavor.
- Add the green cabbage and quickly stir-fry over high heat.
- Season with salt, chicken powder, oyster sauce, and other seasonings.
- Finish by drizzling sesame oil to enhance aroma.
Cooking tips 💡
- Soaking green cabbage in salted water helps remove impurities inside the leaves and enhances the vibrant green color.
- To maintain the characteristic crisp texture, cook the cabbage quickly over high heat before it releases too much moisture.





