James Silverton wrote:
> maxine wrote on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:16:21 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> On Sep 30, 5:07 pm, (Victor Sack) wrote:
>>
>>> maxine > wrote:
>>
>> >> Mostly it's the braising that I dread. My experience with
>> >> cooked cabbage has left emotional scars. And I find the
>> >> texture of cooked apples (unless they're cooked inside a
>> >> pie<g>) unappealing, so many of the recipes I found for
>> >> rotkohl turned me off.
>>
>>>
>>> Many recipes call for apples to be cut very thin, about
>>> 1/8-inch thin. They fall apart and virtually disappear, just
>>> contributing some acidity. Traditionally made red cabbage is
>>> basically a sweet-n-sour dish. Roast goose is rarely served
>>> without red cabbage here in Germany.
>>>
>> >> The Barvarian one sounds too much like a braise
>>
>>>
>>> Yes, but not a usual one. The cabbage is cooked for just 15
>>> minutes, not for 1-2 hours, and has a different texture.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>
>
>> Ok. I'll reconsider it. Thanks.
>
>
> It's worth thinking about. I've said before that as a child I hated
> cabbage (cooked to death British style). I was introduced to lightly
> cooked cabbage by my wife and I still like it. I'm not even very
> enthusiastic about the well-cooked cabbage taste of some Italian soups.
>
Ever tried the stir fried raw cabbage and rice noodles with shrimp, stir
fried in sesame oil, garlic, ginger and any other spices you desire?
serve with a bit of soy sauce?
The cabbage and precooked noodles are stir fried just to cook the
shrimp, heat the noodles and cabbage.
The cabbage can be put in the wok first and cooked longer if desired but
i like it with the cabbage still having a bit of crispness to it.
A little hot sauce or red pepper flakes and a bit of lemon juice are a
very good substitute for the soy sauce.
Works well with cut up chicken breast meat also. And if the Chinese
sausages are available they make a very nice addition to the cabbage and
noodles.
I usually stir fry the noodles till they begin to slightly brown.
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