Thai Cabbage Salad

sapowell's Note:

This is a wonderful cabbage salad, served hot! I can't remember where it came from, but I served it tonight with Broiled Tilapia in coconut curry sauce (Broiled Tilapia With Thai Coconut- Curry Sauce) and decided it should be on here :)

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons chili paste with garlic
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon peeled minced fresh ginger
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 cups very thinly sliced green cabbage
• 1 cup red bell pepper, cut in strips
• 1 1/3 cups peeled shredded carrots
• 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

1. Combine the first four ingredients in a small bowl; stir well and set aside.
2. Heat sesame oil in a wok on medium high heat.
3. Add ginger and garlic; saute for 1 minute.
4. Add cabbage, bell pepper, and carrot; saute for 2 minutes.
5. Add lime juice mixture and bean sprouts; saute for an additional 2 1/2 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
6. Remove from heat and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

Reviews

[loreengale]

After some doctoring, this turned out really good. A little voice in my head said, "don't use 2 Tbsp. chili or you'll be sorry." I cut it back to 1 Tbsp. & still almost died from the heat. I have never seen anything called "chili PASTE with garlic" & I checked several grocery stores & Asian markets. All I found that was close was a "Chili Garlic Sauce" [Tuong ot toi Viet-Nam] and it is hotter than Hades! I did add 1 Tbsp. tamari [wheat-free soy sauce] & 1 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil to the dressing, as well as another tsp. of sugar. I made it again the next night and diluted the heat [chili] by half and that came out just right for us. I definitely will make this again with the adjustments I mentioned. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

[JD's K9 Queen]

This was well liked served with the Thai Broiled Tilapia (I used Rockfish). Some gave it a 3 and some a 5 so I averaged to 4 stars!

[JustJanS]

I was planning on Snapper Cakes with an Asian style coleslaw for dinner tonight when the weather changed and I didn't feel like cold coleslaw anymore. I was thrilled to find this in the new recipes when I went looking for inspiration. It was just perfect with the cakes. I had a bit more cabbage and a few less bean sprouts, but I reckon that all balanced out. Thanks for an excellent, excellent recipe.