Stewed Chinese cabbage
Description
The recipe won't take much time. If you're interested, serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
To prepare this dish, you will need fresh Chinese cabbage. You can buy it at a market, supermarket, or even grow it yourself in the summer on a garden plot.
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Step 2
Wash the cabbage to remove sand, then separate it into leaves. Next, separate the white fleshy part from the green part. The green part can be used in salads.
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Step 3
The cut stems should be blanched. To do this, bring water to a boil, transfer the stems into a colander and place the colander into the boiling water. Keep them there for three minutes.
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Step 4
Pour vegetable oil (preferably peanut oil, as it has a very pleasant taste) into a frying pan. Heat it up, then add the cabbage to the pan. Fry the cabbage, then add spices and sour cream. Simmer everything together for five minutes.
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Step 5
Serve the cooked cabbage either hot or cold. Do not overcook the cabbage in the pan, so it doesn't turn into mush.