Chinese cabbage bacon stir fry

Delicious Chinese cabbage bacon stir fry is an easy and staple Chinese dish like garlic chives & eggs, steamed pork patty and tomato eggs. Let’s learn how to make Chinese cabbage stir fry with a few simple ingredients.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Asian, Chinese

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Servings

Calories 543kcal

Author Tracy O.

Ingredients

½ head Cabbage ( Medium large sized and around 1.5 pounds)
1.5 pieces Chinese cured pork belly (Around 0.5 pounds)
3 cloves Garlic
3 pieces Dried chili peppers
1 teaspoon Vegetable oil
¼ cup Water

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Instructions

Pour 4 cups of water into a pot. Then, wash and steam 2 pieces of Chinese cured pork belly for 10 minutes.
Peel and wash 3 cloves of garlic. Then, roughly cut it into pieces.
After that, wash and cut 3 pieces of dried chili peppers and remove most of the seeds. (You can use and adjust the amount of chili peppers depending on your spiciness. Also, you can use fresh chili peppers instead.)
Next, wash and cut ½ head of medium sized cabbage into chunks. (It's around 1.5 pounds.)
After 10 minutes, remove the Chinese bacon from the steamer.
Slice 1.5 pieces of Chinese bacon. (It is around ½ pound of Chinese cured pork belly.)
Pour 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil into the wok. Turn on the fire low to medium. After that, add the cut garlic, chili peppers into the wok and stir fry them a little bit.
Add the sliced Chinese bacon and stir fry it a little bit.
After, add the cut cabbage into the wok and pour ¼ cup of water. Stir it a little bit and cover the lid for 5 minutes.
Uncover the lid and keep stir fry until the cabbage is soft.

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Notes

Cooking tips for how to make Chinese cabbage stir fry:

Wash and steam the Chinese cured pork belly for 10 minutes before slicing. In this way, it is easier to cut , the meat will be softer and fragrant will come out more when it is stir frying.
I used 3 dried chili peppers and I removed most of the seeds. The dish is mildly spicy.
You can use and adjust the amount of chili peppers depending on your spiciness. Also, you can use fresh chili peppers.
Stir fry the steamed Chinese bacon with garlic and chili peppers for a little bit. Then, add the cut cabbage. Pour some water and cover with the lid for 5 minutes. After that, stir fry until the cabbage is soft.

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