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Cabbage is a popular leafy green vegetable that can be easily found in the food market. I like cabbage because of its natural sugariness and of course it has to be cooked or boiled in order to tenderize the leaves to release the sugar. Cabbage is broadly consumed raw but I am not so into eating it in this way except for coleslaw or maybe in salad occasionally. This is because I don’t like the sharp or bitterness taste that sometimes present in the cabbage.

Mostly I like to use cabbage to make soup but today I’ve cooked it with dried shrimps. Dried shrimps are commonly used in Chinese cuisine for its extraordinary flavor that covers the bitterness, saltiness, sourness, sweetness and savoriness (or so-called “fifth taste”). That’s the reason I used it to stir fry with cabbage to make an easy and pleasant homey dish. I loved it and you should try it.

Ingredients:
1/2 cabbage (chopped)
3-4 garlic cloves (minced finely)
2 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked in warm water for 10 minutes, drained and set aside)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp water

Cooking method:

1. Heat up the pan or work with 2 tbsp oil. Sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
2. Add in the dried shrimps and do a few quick stir until you smell the aroma of the dried shrimps.
3. Followed by the cabbage and stir well until the cabbage is cooked (not overcooking it).
4. Add in the oyster sauce and water and do a few stir.
5. Dish up and serve.